Several people were injured Thursday afternoon in a crash along Route 209 in Towamensing township. The accident occurred around 1 p.m. when the driver of a sport utility vehicle was traveling south and apparently lost control. The SUV entered the right berm and hit a utility pole.

The victims were treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics before being transported to a nearby trauma center.

Towamensing and Franklin township fire companies responded to the scene with fire police maintaining traffic control, shutting down the roadway and detouring traffic.

State police at Lehighton are investigating the incident.