Northern Irish tourist dies in accident

Udhagamandalam, Feb 2 (PTI) A 39-year old NorthernIrishman, part of 64 tourists who were on a motorcycle tour ofIndia, was killed today when his vehicle collided with a carhere today, police said.

Hallam Christopher James, hailing from Portrush inNorthern Ireland, was killed when his two-wheeler collidedwith a car after he tried to avoid running into a cow on theOoty-Kothagiri Road, police said.

James belonged to a group of tourists from England,Northern Ireland and Canada who were on their way toKodaikanal after visiting Goa as part of their tour, policesaid.