Tom Swarbrick 4pm - 6pmSix people including three children die when their throats are slit by kite strings at festival in India18 January 2023, 09:33 | Updated: 18 January 2023, 14:32Six people, including three children have died at a festival in India after their throats were sliced open by kite strings.Hundreds of people had been taking part in the kite flying festival over the weekend, flying them from terraces and rooftops.Read more: Two children and three senior Kyiv officials among 16 killed in helicopter fireball crash near nursery in UkraineOne girl, Kirti, two, died in hospital on Sunday after she was injured while flying a kite while riding with her father on a bike in Bhavnagar city.A seven-year-old was riding with his parents on a two-wheeler after buying a kite when his neck was slit by a string in Rakjot, a city in Western India.Emergency services said a total of 130 people sustained cuts and 46 were injured while falling from a height while flying kites on Saturday and Sunday, the Tribune India reports."