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Atlanta News First on MSN2h
WATCH: Police, surveillance videos of MARTA escalator emergency show chaos after Beyoncé concert
Atlanta News First has obtained several videos from MARTA of the escalator emergency that unfolded at its Vine City Station ...
Councilmember calls for full investigation into MARTA escalator malfunction after Beyoncé concert
ATLANTA — An Atlanta City Council member is calling for a full investigation into a escalator malfunction at a MARTA station ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d
Riders dispute ‘stampede’ MARTA officials say caused escalator malfunction
Beyoncé concertgoers injured when a MARTA escalator malfunctioned say the transit agency’s report that a “stampede” caused the accident misrepresents the crowd’s behavior and downplays the ...
MARTA: Insect startled child, prompted panic after Beyoncé concert
ATLANTA — MARTA said a stampede at a rail station started when a 10-year old girl was startled by an insect. Her screaming ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN1d
Calls for probe in Beyoncé concert escalator accident at MARTA station
Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet is calling for an investigation and for MARTA leadership to explain safety protocols and maintenance practices.
Atlanta Daily World1d
Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet Calls for Full Investigation into Vine City MARTA Escalator Malfunction
Councilmember Marci Overstreet, vice chair of the Council’s Transportation Committee, is demanding a comprehensive ...
Axios on MSN23h
MARTA leadership shakeup comes as Atlanta eyes World Cup, big transit projects
The MARTA board voted Thursday to "mutually" part ways with Collie Greenwood, ending a three-year leadership tenure marked by new construction, service turbulence and debate over Atlanta's transit ...
Atlanta News First on MSN1d
Atlanta leaders call for investigation, riders want accountability after MARTA escalator emergency
Other riders and witnesses also said the panic only started after the escalator suddenly sped up, jolting riders.