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Segway Inc. Owner Killed by Own Product: 5 More Fatal Inventions
Sep 27th 2010 – 3:46PM
(Sept. 27) -- Jimi Heselden, the British philanthropist and owner of Segway Inc., tragically passed away on Sunday after an accident involving an off-road model of his own company's famous two-wheeled vehicle. According to a spokesman from the West Yorkshire Police, "a Segway-style vehicle was recovered" and the...
British Owner of Segway Co. Dies Driving One Off Cliff
Sep 27th 2010 – 9:57AM
Hesco Bastion/AP
(Sept. 27) -- The British tycoon who owned the Segway company died after accidentally riding a rugged version of the two-wheeled machine off a cliff and into a river, according to published reports. Jimi Heselden, 62, plunged into the River Wharfe Sunday while checking on the grounds of his estate in northern England, the...
Background on jimi heselden
James William "Jimi" Heselden OBE (27 March 1948 – 26 September 2010) was a British entrepreneur. A former coal miner, Heselden made his fortune manufacturing the Hesco bastion barrier system.
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