Two children injured after car crashes into restaurant

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two children and a driver were hospitalized after a car drove into a restaurant in southeast Columbus Sunday.

The crash happened at a Bob Evans restaurant at 4019 Hamilton Square Boulevard around 11:50 a.m., according to Columbus Police Sgt. James Fuqua.

Two children were injured when the vehicle crashed into the building, police said. The children were transported to the hospital in critical condition, but later upgraded to a stable condition, Fuqua said.

The driver of the vehicle, who police described as an elderly man, was also transported to the hospital in an unstable condition, but later upgraded to a stable condition.

There is significant damage to the building, Fuqua said, and it is unclear how long the restaurant will be closed. According to Columbus Division of Fire Batallion Chief Jeffery Geitter, the building was in no immediate

There is no word on what led to the crash.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.