BOTH carriageways of the busy A38 at Chudleigh were closed after a confused woman was seen dangerously near the road under a bridge.

Devon’s air ambulance was allowed to land on the Devon Expressway as part of the police response to the emergency just after 9.30am today.

Officers were alerted amid fears for the woman’s welfare.

The woman, who has not been named, was eventually ferried to hospital by land ambulance.

A police spokesman said the A38 in both directions was re-opened by 11.30am.