A DOUBLE collision has left a woman and three children in hospital this morning (Monday).

Emergency services were called to Church Lane in Graveley at about 8.50am following two crashes in the snow involving a grey Mitsubishi Shogun, a green Ford Focus and a black Nissan Note.

Two of the cars are believed to have crashed with a third then colliding with them when the vehicles were stationary.

Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said a woman and three young boys were taken to Lister Hospital in Stevenage with minor injuries.

The road was partially blocked as a result, with a number of vehicles getting stuck in the snow and having to be towed by police.