February 11, 2015: Longtime 60 Minutes reporter Bob Simon was killed in a car accident in New York. He was 73.According to police, Simon, who has won 27 Emmys for his work as a foreign correspondent, was riding in a town car when it lost control and hit a Mercedes-Benz that was stopped at a traffic light. The collision caused the town car to push into the metal barriers separating traffic lanes. The driver of the town car was injured and Simon was pronounced dead at the hospital. The accident is still under investigation.

Simon, a legend in his field, made a name for himself as a CBS newsman covering almost every major overseas conflict since the 1960's. He was in the midst of working on a story about Ebola for 60 Minutes when he died. He is survived by his wife, Francoise, his daughter, Tanya, and his grandson, Jack.