Crime & Safety
MARTA Driver Blacks Out, Crashes Into Ditch; 21 Hurt: Report
A MARTA driver blacked out Friday morning in Clayton County, veering her bus into the ditch. About 21 people were injured.
CLAYTON COUNTY, GA -- Nearly two dozen people were injured Friday when a MARTA bus driver lost consciousness behind the wheel and crashed the vehicle in a ditch Friday, according to news reports. The driver, who has not been identified, was hurt as well in the crash, which happened in Clayton County.
The accident occurred in the 200 block of Tradeport Boulevard, local media reported. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
One of the MARTA passengers is a child, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, citing Atlanta police spokesman Donald Hannah.
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After suffering a medical emergency, the bus hit a pole then veered down an embankment, WGCL reported.
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