A WOMAN was detained under the Mental Health Act after reports she was seen on a bridge over the A40 at Marston. 

Police and the ambulance service were called to the northern bypass at about 2.20pm. 

The road was closed in both directions but reopened at 3.30pm. 

Thames Valley Police said a woman had been detained under the act but couldn't give anymore information about the incident. 

South Central Ambulance service said one person was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital

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