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Segway CEO dies in Segway crash
The Segway is a motorized transportation device which uses gyroscopes to remain upright.
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Posted: 09/27/2010
LONDON - Segway company owner Jimi Heselden died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff, according to British news sources.
Heselden, 62, went into a river while inspecting the grounds at his North Yorkshire estate on Sunday.
A passerby found Heselden. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Segway is a motorized transportation device which uses gyroscopes to remain upright. It's controlled by the direction in which the rider leans.
For more on the story from the London Telegraph, click here .
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