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Wolverhampton Ring Road opens again after distressed woman taken to safety

Police closed the Wolverhampton ring road after a distressed woman was seen on a bridge over the dual carriageway.

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Officers were called to Railway Drive at around 12.30 today.

Ring Road St Davids was closed between Broad Street and Bilston Street, as has Railway Drive.

Drivers were being urged to avoid the area, and vehicles were being prevented from getting to the train station.

But just before 2pm, the woman, who had been on the wrong side of a safety barrier, had been brought back onto the pavement.

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