SOUTHINGTON TWP. - One person was injured in a one-vehicle accident along Route 422 in Southington early Friday.

An SUV veered off the highway and struck a mailbox and ran into a ditch between Phalanx Mills Herner Road and Route 305 shortly after 6:30 a.m.

State Troopers say the victim was taken to Trumbull Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening.

The car was on the other side of a guardrail and had to be hauled out using a winch.

Traffic was not shut down in the area.