TRAFFIC came to a standstill on the A34 at the weekend after concerns about a woman on a bridge.

The woman was standing on the Mill Lane Bridge, which runs over the A34 between Milton and Drayton, at around 3.45pm.

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At the time there were reports on social media of gridlock, and multiple police cars racing down the road.

Thames Valley Police confirmed they had been called to a report of a fear for welfare in the afternoon, but that the situation had been resolved 'safely'.