A motorcyclist was seriously injured late Monday afternoon in a crash in Mahoning Township.

The crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. along Route 209 in the village of Packerton.

The victim was treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics before being flown by Medevac helicopter to the Lehigh Valley hospital trauma center in Allentown.

Mahoning Township police are investigating the incident. Route 209 was closed at the scene of the crash.