- The freak accident happened at an amusement park in the state of Haryana
- Puneet Kaur’s hair became entangled in one of the rear wheels of the go-kart
- Her distraught husband said it came loose as they were enjoying a drive
- She was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival
Puneet Kaur, 28, died when her hair became entangled in the rear wheel of her go-kart
An Indian woman has died after her hair got caught in the wheels of an amusement park go-kart, tearing her scalp from her head.
The freak accident happened in the northern state of Haryana when Puneet Kaur, 28, was on holiday with her family.
She was rushed to hospital after the incident in Pinjore but was declared dead on arrival.
The accident happened on Wednesday when Puneet Kaur and her husband were on a Valentine’s Day outing.
She was riding as a passenger in the go-kart. Although she had her hair tied into a bun, the Indian Express reported it suddenly came loose and entangled in one of the rear wheels.
Her distraught husband Amardeep Singh, an agriculturist, told police, ‘My wife and I were enjoying the ride on the go-kart.
‘Suddenly, my wife’s hair got loose and I heard her scream. I raised an alarm and when the kart stopped, her scalp was peeled off. I do not know the quality of the rubber band [she used to tie her hair into a bun] and the helmet given to my wife.’
Police say no-one has been charged in relation to the tragic Valentine’s Day accident, and a postmortem will be conducted soon
No arrests are reported to have been made in relation to the incident which will now be the subject of post mortem.
A manager at the go-kart station insisted that all safety and security procedures had been followed, which included the use of proper head gear.
‘We gave a rubber band and a helmet to the woman,’ Sushil Kumar told The Indian Express, adding that it was a ‘tragic accident’.
Images released by Indian media showed the dead woman’s scalp entangled in the rear wheel of her go-kart