THREE men were taken to hospital after a mini-bus crash near Millom yesterday.

A white Ford Transit mini-bus collided with an Iveco Daily van and a third vehicle which sustained minor damage only on the A595 south of Bootle, near Monk Foss Farm, at 4.15pm.

The driver of the mini-bus, a 66-year-old man from Millom, was taken to hospital following the crash with neck injuries. The injuries are not believed to be serious.

There were four passengers in the mini-bus. A man from Millom and a man from haverigg were taken to Furness General Hospital with minor injuries as a precaution. Two other men from Millom were uninjured.

The driver of the Iveco, a 50-year-old man from Egremont, was uninjured.