Kites kill seven people. You heard me right - kites.

NEWS.com.au | Seven dead at kite-flying festival (archived)

Some choice quotes:

"SEVEN people were killed and more than 100 injured in Pakistan during the annual kite flying festival"

"An 18-month-old girl's throat was cut by a stray kite string"

"Three people were electrocuted when metal wires they were using to fly or catch stray kites fell on live electric lines, and two people fell from roofs"

"A 12-year-old boy died while trying to catch a stray kite when he was hit by a car"