MTV Unplugged co-creator Jim Burns dies - hit by Taxi

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The co-creator of MTV's "Unplugged" was struck by a taxi while crossing Fifth Avenue in New York's Manhattan and later died.

Jim Burns was struck Saturday. The taxi turned onto the avenue and accidentally struck the 65-year-old who had been walking with his seeing-eye dog near his Upper East Side home, police said. He had some type of vision problem, and the dog was a seeing companion, police said.

Burns suffered a serious head injury and died from his injuries Tuesday. The taxi driver remained at the scene; police still were investigating but said it did not appear to be criminal.