Reporter Bob Simon killed in car crash

Bob Simon, an award-winning war reporter and longtime correspondent for the "60 Minutes" news show, died in a car accident Wednesday. He was 73.

CBS News, which produces "60 Minutes," did not immediately provide additional details on the crash but paid tribute to Simon and his five-decade-long career.

Based in Saigon from 1971-72, Simon covered the Vietnam War including the end of the conflict. He was on one of the last helicopters out of Saigon in 1975, CBS said.

Simon won many awards for his work -- including 27 Emmys --and covered a slew of stories including the violence in Northern Ireland from 1969-71, as well as from war zones across the globe including Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, the Gulf War and former Yugoslavia.

According to the New York Post, Simon died when the car he was in crashed into another vehicle.