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| Bob Simon |
CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent and foreign reporter Bob Simon died on Wednesday night at the age of 73, the network announced. The veteran newsman was reportedly in a cab when it crashed on the West Side Highway in New York City, police told the Daily News. Simon’s cab collided with another vehicle around 7 p.m., sending it off the road, the New York Post reported. Both the driver and Simon had to be cut out of the cab, according to the paper. Simon was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in serious condition, but later died from his injuries. The driver of the cab and the 23-year-old driver of the other involved vehicle were not seriously injured, according to the Daily News. The award-winning reporter’s career spanned five decades, taking him conflict scenes around the world. Simon joined CBS in 1967, and then 60 Minutes in 1996. Over his career, he covered topics including the Vietnam War and the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. One of his most notable assignments, “Curveball,” detailed the investigation of the Iraqi defector who provided the faulty testimony that eventually led America to war. Simon spent 40 days in an Iraqi jail after being arrested while covering the Gulf War. He won a total of 27 Emmys.
