POLICE were called to a Wallasey bridge following a concern for the safety of a woman this morning.

Emergency services were called at around 6.35am today (Wednesday, October 10) to Mill Lane after reports of a woman on the bridge over the Wallasey tunnel approach.

At around 6.50am, the woman, believed to be in her 40s, was taken away from the scene for assessment.

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