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Children taken to hospitals after vans crash

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SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL)--A van carrying six children crashes into another van in Live Oak. 

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the van, driven by 24-year-old Emily Brantley of Live Oak, was headed north on 213th Road and made a right turn onto 68th Street around 9:45 a.m. Monday. They say she traveled into the westbound lane of 68th Street causing the front of the van to hit the front end of another van, with five people inside including three children.

Brantley is being charged with failing to use designated lane. 

The passengers and drivers were taken to Shands in Gainesville and Shands in Live Oak for treatment.