Segway Owner Dies

Segway Owner Dies In Ironic Segway Accident

I wonder if the inventor of the rope hung himself; or if the creator of the bathtub drowned. I'm going to have to say yes to both of those, without even knowing at all.

Yes its true, the owner of the Segway scoooter has fallen to his death riding a, you guessed it: Segway!

Segway released this statement:

The Segway Company released the following statement on their website: "It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Jimi Heselden OBE, has died in a tragic accident near his home in West Yorkshire. Jimi Heselden, 62, was Chairman of Hesco Bastion Ltd, the world leading manufacturer of protective barriers and owner of Segway Inc. Jimi is perhaps best known for his charity work with Help for Heroes and the Leeds Community Foundation. A £10m gift to the Foundation earlier this month saw his lifetime charitable donations top £23m. Our thoughts go out to his family and many friends, who have asked for privacy at this time."

He will be missed by many, although his memory will live on every time there is an accident on those dangerous devices, which is about every minute of the day. Lucky man!