Shocking tragedy as four children killed after tree falls on tricycle in Philippines' Lanao del Sur province

A social worker documents what is left of a tricycle ferrying by Arabic school students after it was hit by a fallen tree in Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Friday afternoon. - Photo from Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN

MANILA (Xinhua): Four children have been killed and three others injured after a tree fell on a moving tricycle in Lanao del Sur province in southern Philippines, police said Sunday.

The accident happened at around 2pm local time on Friday along a highway while the victims, all students aged seven, 12, 13 and 15, aboard the tricycle were heading to a school in Malabang town.