Three people were injured late Wednesday afternoon when involved in a crash in Mahoning Township.

The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the intersection of Route 443 and Troxell Road, involving two sport utility vehicles.

The crash was just feet from the entrance to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Carbon Campus.

The victims were treated at the scene by members of the Mahoning Valley ambulance and Lehighton paramedics before being transported to the local Lehigh Valley Hospital and also to the Lehigh Valley Hospital trauma center in Allentown.

Mahoning Township police are investigating the incident.