POLAND TWP., Ohio - Police are investigating after several people were hospitalized after an SUV and a Jeep crashed in front of a Poland Township home.

A caller told a dispatcher that three or four people were fighting after jumping out of the vehicles and running behind a home on Clingan Road south of Route 224 just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The two vehicles struck the house and front porch, which damaged the foundation.

Poland Township Police sources tell 21 News they believe the incident to have stemmed from a robbery that began outside of a nearby church, which led to a chase involving the two vehicles.

Police believe a third vehicle to have been involved in the chase as well.

Police say both vehicles involved in the crash had two people between the ages of 18 and 20 years old inside. 

The front side of the SUV was damaged, and the Jeep was parked behind it.

Four ambulances were dispatched to take everyone involved to the hospital. There’s no word yet on their condition.

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