Woman strangled by hijab in freak accident

A young mother is dead after her hijab was caught in a go-kart in an accident witnessed by her family in New South Wales yesterday.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported the 26-year-old was pronounced dead shortly after she was flown to hospital.

She suffered severe injuries to her neck and throat after her hijab became entangled in the wheels of the go-kart she was driving at Port Stephens.

It is believed the woman's husband and children, who were on holiday, were also at the track.

- NZHERALD STAFF