Woman dies after falling from motorcycle onto broken umbrella handle

A Chinese woman died when she crashed her motorcycle and was stabbed in the throat by a broken umbrella, mainland media reports.

The unnamed woman lost control and fell from her motorcycle after a strong gust of wind broke off the attached umbrella as she rode in the city of Lianjiang, in Guangdong province, on Tuesday morning, the news portal Sina.com.cn reported.

She fell on the broken umbrella handle, which stabbed her in the throat.

A witness was quoted by the news website as saying that the woman received emergency medical treatment, but died at the scene.

The police are investigating the matter, the report said.