Two people were injured in a crash just before 7 a.m. today in Nesquehoning.

The incident occurred as a Redner's tractor-trailer was heading west on Route 54 after making a delivery in Nesquehoning.A Ford Escape traveling east crossed the center line in the area of 11th Avenue and hit the driver's side of the tractor-trailer despite the driver of the tractor-trailer trying to avoid contact.The tractor-trailer continued west, shearing a utility pole, according to Nesquehoning Police Chief Sean Smith.The Ford spun around and went off the road slightly into the woods.Emergency personnel had to remove the roof of the Ford to get the driver out.The driver of the Ford, an unidentified male, was flown by helicopter to St. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem with severe injuries.The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken by ambulance to St. Luke's Miners Campus in Coaldale.Police have not yet released the names of the drivers.Pennsylvania Power and Light was at the scene to replace the pole affecting power in the area for a short time.The Department of Environmental Protection was also called to the scene because of diesel fuel on the road in the area of 132 Stock St.