Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=zOtfamPCdPI Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bob Simon, veteran ’60 Minutes’ correspondent, killed in car crash [idIDDelRVRt] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Veteran CBS television correspondent Bob Simon was killed late Wednesday night in a car accident on New York City’s West Side Highway. Simon, a longtime correspondent for CBS’s “60 Minutes,” was in the back seat of a livery cab about 6:45 p.m. when the driver lost control, sideswiped a Mercedes-Benz and ran into a metal median separating traffic on the highway, according to the New York Police Department. When police arrived at the scene, Simon was unconscious and unresponsive with injuries to his head and torso. He was transported to Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, where he was pronounced dead. He was 73. KAfyj04aQ9i wsX40g9s4Ot uE1LFX5sNz2 8D3Q9mhl9j2
Veteran CBS television correspondent Bob Simon was killed late Wednesday night in a car accident on New York City’s West Side Highway. Simon, a longtime correspondent for CBS’s “60 Minutes,” was in the back seat of a livery cab about 6:45 p.m. when the driver lost control, sideswiped a Mercedes-Benz and ran into a metal median separating traffic on the highway, according to the New York Police Department. When police arrived at the scene, Simon was unconscious and unresponsive with injuries to his head and torso. He was transported to Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, where he was pronounced dead. He was 73. KAfyj04aQ9i wsX40g9s4Ot uE1LFX5sNz2 8D3Q9mhl9j2