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The British owner of the Segway company, who had purchased the company less than a year ago, in December 2009, from inventor Dean Kamen, has died in a freak accident, driving the vehicle off a cliff. Jimi Heselden was 62.Heselden was reportedly using the Segway to inspect the grounds of his property, when he plunged off a cliff and into the River Wharfe. He was using a special ruggedized country version of the Segway.A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police were called at 11.40AM...Read Full Story

James Heselden, the late Segway company owner, died last weekend. It was ironic in two ways: he died after driving his ruggedized Segway off a cliff and into the River Wharfe, and he was about to be honored for donating 1,000 Segways to U.S. veterans.Jerry Kerr, president and co-founder of Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT) said:"We were so looking forward to thanking Jimi in person and are pained that we will not be able to do so. Jimi's tragic death is a staggering loss...Read Full Story

Yesterday, Jimi Heselden, 62, the owner of the Segway company died tragically after riding his rugged Segway off of a cliff and into a river on his estate. The accident is one of those freak accidents that are hard to make sense of. That said, we can’t help but use this as an opportunity to put our two cents in about Segways and the safety involved in using them. We feel like Segways have gotten a bad wrap over the years, but you know what – you shouldn’t bash it until you’ve tried it. They...Read Full Story

The company owner that makes the two-wheeled Segway, Jimi Heselden,62, was found dead in a river near northern England, reportedly after falling off a 30-foot cliff (in one of his own vehicles) into the river near the village of Boston Spa. The affluent British businessman was pronounced dead at the scene by the west Yorkshire police. His body was found in the river wharf along with the Segway personal transporter. The police report does not indicate any hanky-panky, as in they do not believe...Read Full Story

One day after the death of the owner of the Segway company, in a tragic accident, doctors are warning over injuries due to the two-wheeled transporter. Not only are injuries becoming more common, they say, they are becoming more serious.James Heselden, who bought the Segway company in Dec. 2009 from Segway inventor Dean Kamen, was killed on Sunday when he drove his transporter off a cliff and into the River Wharfe, as he was inspecting his estate. Dr. Mary Pat McKay, a professor of emergency...Read Full Story