A Danielsville man was killed in one of two crashes Thursday afternoon on Route 145 in Lehigh Township.

Lehigh Township police were investigating a crash on Route 145 at Washington Drive when they got a call for a second crash just a mile away.

The second crash, at 3:29 p.m., was a lone blue Harley-Davidson motorcycle that crashed off the roadway in the area of 157 Riverview Drive.

According to witnesses, the motorcycle began to swerve, then left the roadway and crashed into an embankment.

The driver of the motorcycle was identified as John Czuba, 57, of Danielsville. Czuba was pronounced deceased at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

The initial crash was reported at 12:22 p.m.

Police were dispatched to Riverview Drive (Route 145) just north of Washington Drive for a two-vehicle crash with entrapment.

A 2005 black Ford F150, driven by Tanner Shelanick, 22, from Catasauqua, had collided head-on with a Toyota Sienna minivan, operated by Jennifer Gomez-Marrero, 37, from Laurys Station. Shelanick was ejected from the Ford F150, and Gomez-Marrero had to be extricated from the van. No other occupants were in the vehicles.

Shelanick was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, with several undisclosed injuries. Gomez-Marrero was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with several undisclosed injuries.

Preliminary investigation indicated that alcohol may have contributed to the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

Route 145 was closed for about five hours during the investigation.

The township police department was assisted by Lehigh Township Fire, Lehigh Township Fire Police, Walnutport Fire Department, Northampton Regional EMS, and NOVA EMS at the crash scenes. Neighboring Walnutport Police and Moore Township Police assisted with covering calls in Lehigh Township.