Sana Iqbal and her husband were heading home in Hyderabad, when they were involved in a car crash

Highlights Sana was travelling with her husband in a car heading home in Tolichowki

She was severly injured, declared dead after shifting to nearby hospital

She went on a solo motorcycle expedition to raise suicide awareness

Cross-country woman motorcycle rider Sana Iqbal, who undertook a solo expedition to raise awareness about suicide and depression, died in a car crash near here early this morning, police said.Her husband was injured in the accident that took place on the city outskirts around 3.30 am, a police official said.29-year-old Sana and her husband Abdul Nadeem were travelling in a car and heading home in Tolichowki here when it rammed the median on the Outer Ring Road, said Narsingi Police Station Inspector GV Ramana Goud."Sana's husband Abdul Nadeem was driving the car. Sana, who suffered severe injuries in the mishap, was shifted to a nearby hospital but was declared brought dead. Her husband, who received injuries, is undergoing treatment," Mr Goud said.The Hyderabad-based rider hit the headlines a few years ago when she undertook a solo motorcycle expedition across the country to raise awareness about suicide.

The focus of her campaign was to educate people, particularly students, against committing suicide.A case under IPC section 304A (causing death by negligence) and other relevant sections was registered, police added.