Accident closes stretch of Route 61 in Muhlenberg

A woman was injured when her SUV went off Route 61 in Berks County and rolled down an embankment, officials said.

The crash was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the southbound lanes of the highway near the Met-Ed headquarters at George Street.

An SUV went off the highway and down a steep embankment. The vehicle, with the driver trapped inside, came to rest on its side along a small stream.

Rescue crews worked for about a half-hour to free the woman, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. She was placed on a stretcher and carried up a hill to a waiting ambulance.

Route 61 South was closed between Bellevue Avenue and George Street for about an hour.