Five people were injured in a multivehicle crash at 3 p.m. Friday on Route 309 in Lynn Township, Lehigh County.

State police at the Fogelsville barracks investigated the crash, which happened south of Gun Club Road in the township.Injured were Rachael A. Tertel, 22, of Barnesville, and Dixie D. Gross, 65, of Slatington, two of the drivers, and three passengers in another vehicle, Joshua M. Trojak, 28, Marilyn Trojak, 55, and Debra Trojak, 26, all of Sharon.Police said they were transported to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, for minor/moderate injuries.Police said the accident happened when Tertel, driving a 2000 GMC Jimmy northbound on Route 309, traveled from the right lane of traffic to the left lane to pass another vehicle. The vehicle crossed over onto the southbound lane, where its front bumper struck the driver's side door of a 1998 Toyota Camry operated by John M. Trojak, 60, of Sharon.Police said the Jimmy spun counterclockwise and was struck by a 2008 Cadillac DTS operated by Gross, who was southbound at the time. Police said the DTS struck the right rear bumper of the Camry with its left front bumper.At the time, a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier operated by James L. Danner, 30, of Lehighton, was traveling behind the DTS and it rear-ended it. Meanwhile the Camry traveled about 120 feet sideways, striking a 1995 Plymouth Neon which was driven by Kenneth C. Pieffer, 57, of New Ringgold, who was northbound at the time.Police said four of the vehicles (all except the Neon) required towing from the scene.Police said Tertel will be cited for failure to travel at a safe speed.