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Person struck by MARTA train at downtown Atlanta station, officials say

MARTA workers respond after an "emergency situation" at the Garnett station in downtown Atlanta on Friday morning. (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

MARTA workers respond after an "emergency situation" at the Garnett station in downtown Atlanta on Friday morning. (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Updated Dec 27, 2024

Rail service has resumed after a person was struck by a MARTA train at a downtown Atlanta station early Friday morning, according to authorities.

Details are limited, but the transportation agency said the incident happened at the Garnett station around 5 a.m., when a northbound train “made contact with a person.” The person was taken to a hospital, but officials did not disclose the person’s condition.

Service was temporarily suspended at the Garnett and West End stations but restarted at 7 a.m.

Officials said they had no other information to share.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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