A Northampton woman died after a crash that occurred in the Cherryville section of Lehigh Township Wednesday afternoon.

Lehigh Township Police Department continues to investigate the incident that took place at around 4:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Cherryville Road.

A gray Honda Accord was traveling northbound. There were several vehicles stopped on the roadway waiting for a vehicle turning into a driveway when the Honda collided into the rear end of red Nissan Murano SUV.

The Honda then entered the southbound lane and collided with a red Hyundai Elantra. The Elantra left the roadway and struck a tree.

The lone occupant of the Hyundai Elantra, was identified as Brenda Kohler, 80. Kohler was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg campus where she was pronounced deceased.

The crash is still being investigated, and anyone who witnessed it is encouraged to call Lehigh Township Police at 610-760-8800.

This is the first fatal crash in the township within the last 1,090 days.

The township had developed a Vision Zero program to reduce serious and fatal crashes after averaging over 30 crashes per month and fatal crashes occurring for 9 straight years.

After following the Vision Zero plan, Lehigh Township has averaged about 15 crashes per month over the past two years, thus resulting in a nearly 50% reduction.