MARTA Bystanders Rescue Visually Impaired Man From Tracks

A visually impaired man rescued by other riders from the tracks at the MARTA Five Points station Thursday was hospitalized with a leg injury.

Mary Claire Kelly / WABE

Several people leaped to action and risked their own lives Thursday morning to help a visually impaired man who fell from the MARTA Five Points station train platform to the tracks below.

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A video shot by a bystander shows two people who had jumped down next to the man lifting him by his legs while two others on the platform grab his shoulders. The video shows transit police officers arriving just as the man is hoisted back onto the platform.