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One injured in Hometown crash

One driver was injured and taken to a hospital while another was treated at the scene following a two-car crash on Route 54 in Hometown.

Emergency responders were dispatched to a report of an auto collision with injuries about 1:30 p.m. Thursday.The vehicles, a Honda and a Subaru, collided on Lafayette Avenue just east of the Hometown intersection, with one vehicle coming to rest against a tree on the front lawn of a house at Lafayette and Ardmore avenues.Treated at the scene was the driver, a woman from Noxen.The other driver, a woman, was transported to a local medical facility by Tamaqua Community Ambulance with injuries which appeared to be non life threatening.No other information was available at press time.Responding were fire companies from Hometown and Quakake, Tamaqua Rescue Squad, ambulances from Tamaqua and Lehighton, Hometown fire police and Hope's Collision and Towing of Tamaqua.

One driver was injured when two cars collided at the corner of Ardmore and Lafayette avenues in Hometown at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. DONALD R. SERFASS/TIMES NEWS