Muslim woman strangled by her burkha in go-kart accident

[CoolBreeze]

A young Muslim woman had died after her burkha became snagged in a go-kart.

The 24-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, died a terrifying death today when a fluttering part of her burkha became caught in the wheels of a go-kart she was driving near the town of Port Stephens, north of Sydney.

The Muslim clothing the woman was wearing flew back as she sped around the track and part of it became entangled in the go-kart's wheels.

She was strangled in a second and crashed the vehicle.

Despite the efforts of paramedics who rushed to her aid, the neck and throat injuries she suffered were so severe that doctors were unable to revive her when she arrived at the John Hunter Hospital in the New South Wales city of Newcastle.

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[jag]

So tragic. Wasn't there an American entertainer who died in a manner akin to this, i.e., her long scarf became either entangled in the spokes of the wheels of her car or wrapped around the axle?

[genlock]

Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer. She is considered by many to be the creator of modern dance. In the United States she was popular only in New York, and then only later in her life. She performed to acclaim throughout Europe.

Duncan's fondness for flowing scarves was the cause of her death in a freak automobile accident in Nice, France. Duncan's large silk scarf while still draped around her neck, became entangled around one of the vehicle's open-spoked wheels and rear axle, breaking her neck.

[Scott Reppert]

Two quotes here that have come to me from reading the thread:

1. "Isadora Duncan ran the Telefunken"

2. "Put on a ragged sweatshirt, I'll take you anywhere you want me to"

And to some those two up, how about some Mark Heard: "You and me? We know too much"...