UPDATE: Death of man at MARTA Station ruled suicide
- 4/14/11
- Categorized in: DeKalb News
The death of a man killed by a MARTA train April 14 at the Kensington Station has been deemed a suicide, according to MARTA spokesman Lyle Harris.
William Adams, 53, of Covington Highway in Decatur, was killed when he was hit by the MARTA train traveling eastbound toward Indian Creek. The incident happened at approximately 8:25 a.m., according to Harris.
The Kensington Station was shut down for more than two hours after the incident and buses shuttled passengers to the Avondale Estates and Indian Creek stations, Harris said.
Comments (4)
#4
Katrina
Said this on 4/15/11 At 10:31 am
In reply to #1
Thank you. It was my uncle.
#3
Kevin
Said this on 4/15/11 At 08:31 am
In reply to #2
Uh... could have been intoxicated, or perhaps deaf. Since the article reports that the cause of the accident hasn't been determined, why would you jump to conclusions without knowing all the facts.
#2
Natalie
Said this on 4/14/11 At 11:54 pm
Sounds like suicide to me. How do you NOT hear a TRAIN????
#1
Sonja
Said this on 4/14/11 At 09:02 pm
This was really sad. I pray for the family of the victim and as well for the train conductor. Stay prayed up!!!
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