A 29-year-old Bulgarian who lives in Malta has died after a freak kite surfing accident this afternoon, the police said.

The Bulgarian was at Armier preparing his kite when it was blown by the wind onto a nearby tree and then onto a corrugated metal roof .

The man was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance and was found to be in critical condition. He died a few hours later.

 Police investigations are under way. 

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