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A 19-year-old was hit and killed by a train around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to Fairburn police.
Witnesses told police that the teen was wearing a headset while walking along the railroad track. As he attempted to cross the tracks he stepped into the path of an on-coming train.
Based on witness information, police believe the teen never heard the train.
A MARTA handicapped van crashed on I-20 in DeKalb County late Monday morning, injuring the driver and a passenger.
The MARTA Mobility van was eastbound on I-20 past Flat Shoals Road around 10:30 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle left the roadway, a MARTA spokesman stated.
The driver was ejected from the van, and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, along with the sole passenger on board.
The conditions of the driver and passenger were not immediately available.
Family and friends of the two women killed Wednesday morning when a tree fell on their car say the victims lived their lives together and, tragically, died together.
Kaleigh Miller and Ashley Akra were killed when a tree fell on the car they were riding in on Blythe Island Highway. The Georgia State Patrol called it freak accident.
An 8-year-old girl was killed in an auto accident early Friday morning in northwest Atlanta.
The child was taken to an area hospital where she died, an Atlanta Police spokeswoman stated.
The woman driving the vehicle also was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for her injuries, police said.
Police were called to the intersection of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and Fulton Industrial Boulevard around 7:15 a.m., for the accident that involved a white truck.