In 2010, Jimi Heselden, the
mufti-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorized
scooters died in an accident while riding one of his vehicles.
He was riding a rugged country version of the two-wheeled Segway
when he lost control of the machine as he traveled along a
bridleway close to his estate near Boston Spa, West Yorkshire. He
was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone
cliff. The Segway was found in the river near his body, indicating
that he was still riding the scooter when he drove over the cliff.
Segways are banned on British roads for safety reasons, but are
legal on private land. Heselden bought the Segway company nine
months earlier and planned to further develop the machine.