A mother and her two children were taken to hospital early Saturday morning after their car crashed in Zorra Township.

It happened on Highway 19, just south of Road 74, around 12:25 a.m.

Police say the car swerved into a ditch and struck a tree.

One of the children has life-threatening injuries.

The mother was also seriously hurt.

The other child was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Highway 19 between Road 72 and McCarty Street was closed for several hours but has now re-opened.