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ATLANTA — A man stuck underneath a catwalk at an Atlanta MARTA station has been rescued and taken to the hospital
Representatives with Atlanta Fire Rescue say the man was trapped underneath the eastbound lane at the Edgewood-Candler Park station.
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MARTA police say it is unclear if the man was struck by a train, but suffered a leg injury. They say he was alert when he was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. The extent of his injury is not known at this time.
MARTA police say that eastbound trains are turning around at East Lake, and they are establishing a bus bridge from King Memorial to East Lake.
🚨 Atlanta Fire and @MARTAservice PD on scene at Edgewood-Candler Park Station for a male trapped under the catwalk on the Eastbound line. Person is conscious and alert with a leg injury. Full assignment on scene. Working to free victim at this time. #AFRD pic.twitter.com/EuK6T18YHA
— Atlanta Fire Rescue (@ATLFireRescue) August 19, 2021
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