Person struck, killed at East Point MARTA station

A person was struck and killed by a train at the East Point MARTA station Sunday morning, officials said.

The victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 35-year-old Cavion P. Harris, was on the northbound track at around 6:30 a.m. when the incident occurred, a MARTA spokesperson said. The station and its services were shut down for several hours, and bus transportation was arranged to transfer passengers to a different station as officials investigated.

Due to emergency situation at East Point, bus bridge being established from College Park to Lakewood. Northbound trains terminating service at College Park, southbound service terminating at Lakewood. Delays occurring. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— MARTA Service (@MARTAservice) May 29, 2022

Services resumed by about 10:40 a.m.

Officials have not released any details about the victim or what led up to the incident.

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