THREE children have been taken to hospital in stable conditions following a two-vehicle crash in the inner city Brisbane suburb of Newstead.

Ambulances were called to the corner of Breakfast Creek and Montpellier Road at 1.53pm, after reports a Mini Cooper and a Nissan four-wheel-drive had collided.

The children were taken to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital for treatment.

The scene is still being cleared and motorists are asked to avoid the area.