Several people were injured Friday afternoon in a crash along Route 443 in Lehighton.

The crash occurred about a half mile east of the Graverville intersection just before 1 p.m.The accident involved a van and a tri-axle dump truck. The van came to rest broadside in the middle of the roadway.Firefighters from Lehighton and Franklin townships extricated the victims from the wreckage. They were treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics and transported to a local hospital.Lehighton and Franklin township fire police maintained traffic control at the scene, shutting down the roadway.Lehighton police are investigating the incident.