Seven young kids hospitalized in daycare van crash: Driver pulled from wreckage after vehicle swerved off road and smashed into a tree

Seven children were rushed to the hospital after a horror crash involving a day care van in Alabama.

The collision took place at around 7:30 a.m. near Kermit Johnson Elementary School in Pinson.

The kids were taken to Children’s of Alabama Hospital for evaluation.

Dramatic images of the aftermath show the mangled van wrapped around a tree. 

Seven children were rushed to the hospital after a horror crash involving a day care van in Alabama 

 The driver had to be freed from the wreckage by fire crews but is understood to have sustained minor injuries

The vehicle's driver had to be extricated from the wreck by fire crews, WVTM reports. 

She sustained 'severe' injuries and was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. 

The van belonged to a third part company transporting the children to daycare at Kermit Johnson Elementary.

Their injuries were described as non-life threatening by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

'Unfortunately, this morning a daycare van carrying some of our children was involved in an accident,' Principal Brandi Wilson said.

'A few of our kids suffered minor injuries, but we are being told they will be okay. All the children were transported to the hospital for evaluation.

'All the parents have been made aware of the situation, but I wanted to let our Johnson family know also. 

The collision took place at around 7:30 a.m. near Kermit Johnson Elementary School in Pinson

'Please keep these students and their families in your thoughts and prayers.'

Emergency services remain on the scene and are urging motorists to avoid the area.

The crash took place on Bradford Road, near Highway 79.

It is not yet known what caused the driver to run off the road and hit the tree.