Emergency services were called to the site of the crash in Gorebridge, near Edinburgh, at around 9.05am this morning (Tuesday). The six children were travelling on the minibus.

       Police Scotland confirmed that the children were taked to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children as a precautionary measure.

       The condition of the car's driver is not currently known.

       The road is currently closed while the vehicles are recovered.

       A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Around 9.05am on Tuesday, 9 November, police were called to a report of a road crash involving a car and a minibus in Lady Brae, Gorebridge.

       "Emergency services attended and six children, who were travelling in the minibus, have been taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh to be checked over as a precaution."

       Gorebridge is a small town located about a 30 minute drive south-east of Edinburgh, beside the A7.