Published April 22. 2017 09:00AM
Several people were injured Friday morning in a head-on crash in Towamensing Township just after 9 a.m. in the intersection of Route 209 and Evergreen Road. According to witnesses, a van was northbound on Route 209 and tried to make a left turn onto Evergreen Road into the path of a car traveling southbound, causing the vehicles to crash head-on, coming to rest on the lawn of Forest Inn Auto Repair. State police at Lehighton are investigating the incident. Route 209 was shut down for a period of time. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS