Eastbound Interstate 78 is closed at the Bethel exit in northwestern Berks County after a person was fatally struck on the highway, emergency officials said.
The crash happened about a half-mile east of the Bethel interchange (exit 13, Route 501), officials said.
According to reports, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle shortly after 11:15 a.m. It wasn’t immediately clear why the person was on the interstate.