Dhaka, April 7 -- A woman has died after her scarf got caught in the wheel of a motorcycle and tossed her off the vehicle in Dhaka's Gulshan, inflicting a head injury.

The accident occurred at Road No. 30 in Gulshan 1 around 2am on Sunday, said Sub-Inspector Mahbub Hossain.

The 30-year-old woman, Farzana Akter Mim, was a makeup artist.

She was on her way back home to Bhatara from a friend's birthday party in Mohakhali on a motorcycle from a ride-sharing service around 2am, Mahbub said.

As they were heading for Gulshan 2, Mim's scarf got lodged in the wheel, causing the motorcycle to tip over as both she and the rider were thrown off onto the asphalt, he added.

"Initially, Mim noticed no major injuries and got on the motorcycle again....