'Beautiful Mind' Mathematician John Nash Killed In Crash - BBC News

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Link: 'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed in crash - BBC News

 

US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife, police have said.

 

Nash, 86, and his 82-year-old wife Alicia were killed when their taxi crashed in New Jersey, they said...

[Arthur]

Considering the taxi driver and the occupants of the other car survived, I reckon the outcome for the Nashes would have been very different if only they had worn seatbelts.

 

The two were thrown from their vehicle, police said. Media reports said the couple may not have been wearing seatbelts when they crashed.

 

Their taxi driver, and a passenger in another car, were also injured.

 

Police said the two were in a taxi traveling southbound in the left lane of the turnpike when the driver of the Ford Crown Victoria lost control as he tried to pass a Chrysler in the center lane, crashing into a guard rail near Interchange 8A in Monroe Township, according to State Police Sgt. Gregory Williams.

 

The couple was ejected from the car, Williams said.

 

"It doesn't appear that they were wearing seatbelts," he said.

 

The second vehicle also crashed into the guard rail, Williams said. The taxi driver was extricated from the vehicle and flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with non-life-threatening injuries. He was identified as Tark Girgis, 46, of Elizabeth. A passenger in the Chrysler was treated for neck pain. (Source)

[Arreks]

Considering the taxi driver and the occupants of the other car survived, I reckon the outcome for the Nashes would have been very different if only they had worn seatbelts.

 

Seatbelts save lives!