Tourist from Kerala dies, 2 injured as car falls into gorge

A tourist from Kerala diedon the spot and his two companions sustained injuries when thecar in which they were travelling fell into a gorge nearGudalur, some 80 km from here, in the early hours of Saturday

Syed Mohammed, Dipu and Sameer were coming here fromNilambur in Kerala, when the car went out of control andfell. Syed Mohammed died on the spot, police said

A few passersby and villagers managed to rescuethe two others and sent them to a hospital in Kerala, theysaid.