A young Muslim mother has died after her hijab became tangled in a go-kart drive mechanism in a tragic accident witnessed by her husband and children at Port Stephens yesterday.
SMH The woman suffered severe neck and throat injuries after the hijab – a Muslim scarf that covers a woman’s head and neck – became entangled with the go-kart while she was driving at Port Stephens Go-Karts yesterday.
Paramedics tried to save the 26-year-old, but she was pronounced dead shortly after she was flown to John Hunter Hospital by a Westpac rescue helicopter.
Detective Inspector Peter Fox of Port Stephens Local Area Command said today the longer part of the scarf was wedged down near one of the go-kart’s wheel axles. “[It appears] the scarf was pulled across her throat … from one side of the body to the other side,” he said.
Sharon and Scott Taylor, of Coal Point, were at the track with their young family waiting to use the karts when the accident happened. Mrs Taylor said there were only two karts on the track at the time. “The kart hit the wall and stopped and she was just slumped over,” she said.
Mr Taylor said the severity of the woman’s injuries was obvious as soon as paramedics began to treat her. “Her clothing had wrapped around her neck,” he said. He said he did not hold much hope of the woman surviving when he saw how badly her neck and throat had been injured.
Lah says
Poetic justice.
Pops says
That is the reason muslim women are not allowed to drive. Their clothing can kill them.
Habib says
She was told by ride operators to take it off for safety reasons but refused. Innocent ride operators trying to enforce safety regulations were branded as being racist.
barenakedislam says
HABIB, that’s the same thing that happened in an amusement park in NY. It was Muslim Day there and the park insisted that all the women remove their hijabs before going on the rides, so the Muslim men started fighting with the employees, resulting in several of them being arrested. I’m sure CAIR probably sued them, but I didn’t read about it so they probably lost.
just some guy says
well, they all seem so desparate to go see allah, so what’s the problem?
Kathleen Woods says
Yuppers
Kathleen Woods says
They just don’t get it and never will