Man rescued after being trapped under catwalk at MARTA station, firefighters say

ATLANTA - Atlanta firefighters worked to free a man who became stuck under the catwalk at a MARTA station on Wednesday evening.

It happened Edgewood-Candler Park Station located along DeKalb Avenue NE. Officials with Atlanta Fire Rescue said the man trapped was alert and conscious, but suffered a leg injury. 

Crews were eventually able to free him and transport him to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Rescue workers respond to the Edgewood-Candler Park MARTA Station for a man trapped under the catwalk on Aug. 18. 2021. (FOX 5)

It was not immediately clear how the man became trapped. MARTA police said they are not sure if the man was struck by a train or not.

MARTA said it had to stop service to the station and the incident is causing major delays for those on the blue and green lines. MARTA said it has to ferry riders by bus between King Memorial and East Lake including stops at Inman Park-Reynoldstown and Edgewood-Candler Park.

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