Segway CEO dies in Segway crash

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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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