British soldier in Iraq dies after cycling accident

LONDON - A British soldier died in Iraq on Tuesday after being involved in a road accident while riding his bicycle, the defence ministry in London said.
The soldier, from the Royal Signals regiment, died in a field hospital after the accident at Basra Air Station in southern Iraq at around 8:00 am (0400 GMT).
The accident brings to 147 the number of British troops who have died in Iraq since the United States-led and British-backed invasion in March 2003.
Of those, 113 have died in action and 34 as a result of illness or accidents.
Britain's Prince Harry, youngest son of heir to the throne Prince Charles, is to be sent to southern Iraq as an army officer within the next month, although it is not yet clear whether he will serve on the front line.

05/01/2007 15:26 GMT