ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire and Rescue confirmed that a man died when he was hit by a MARTA train at the Civic Center Station.
MARTA Police said that around 10:43 a.m. Saturday, a train operator notified them that a man was on the train tracks. The operator was not able to stop the train before hitting him.
Firefighters and MARTA had to de-energize the tracks to safely reach the man, who was pronounced dead on the scene.
MARTA police said foul play is not suspected, but the investigation continues.
The rescue operation shut down the MARTA station for a couple of hours.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
In order to keep passengers moving, MARTA established a bus bridge to move them from Civic Center to Peachtree Center and the North Avenue Stations.
TRENDING STORIES:
- ‘Devastating loss’: Firefighter dies in on-duty rollover crash in Rockdale County
- 5-year-old Atlanta twins pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in Florida pool
- 12-year-old boy shot in SW Atlanta
MARTA Police did say their Criminal Investigation Unit was also on the scene and they are trying to determine exactly what happened.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
©2026 Cox Media Group
