Several people were injured Saturday evening in a crash in Franklin Township.

The crash occurred around 7 p.m. along Route 209 at the intersection with Wagner Street. One of the vehicles came to rest on Wagner Street, with the sport utility vehicle came to rest facing north atop a set of guide rails.

The victims were treated at the scene by Lehighton paramedics before being transported to a nearby hospital. Franklin Township firefighters helped to extricate the victims while their fire police maintained traffic control at the scene shutting down the southbound lanes of Route 209.

State police at Lehighton are investigating the incident.