Eight injured in three-vehicle crash near Ankum, including three children

A three-vehicle crash injured eight people on the B214 near Ankum in Lower Saxony, Germany.

A car was turning into a property when a minibus hit it from behind on Monday afternoon.

The impact pushed the car into oncoming traffic, where it collided with a third vehicle.

Three children aged five, six and eight were among the injured; they were travelling in the minibus and were lightly hurt.

Two occupants of the turning car were seriously injured but were not in life-threatening condition, while the driver of the third vehicle was lightly hurt.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.