Subway riders try to save woman pushed in front of train

ATLANTA (AP) – Horrified subway riders rushed to save a woman pushed in front of a commuter train in Atlanta, and the woman’s daughter was struck by the train while trying to help, witnesses said.

A 28-year-old suspect was in custody after Sunday afternoon’s chaos at the city’s Midtown Station, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority said in a statement.

“We tried to pull them out the track,” transit rider Aiesha Bowden told WSB-TV . “The train was coming too fast, it tried to stop but it couldn’t.”

In a Monday update on the case, police said the daughter “jumped on the tracks in an effort to assist her mother and was struck by a train.”

A 58-year-old woman was pushed into the path of the train, and her 27-year-old daughter then jumped onto the tracks to help her, MARTA police said Monday.

The daughter was struck by the train and underwent surgery after the crash, the transit system’s police department said. She was in critical condition Monday, police said.

The mother was also hurt, but had been released from a hospital by Monday morning, police said.

Both women were conscious and alert when taken to the hospital, police said. MARTA police have not identified the women.

Christopher Patrick Brooklin, 28, is charged with aggravated assault and battery in a public transit station. He was being held Monday in the Fulton County Jail. Jail booking records do not indicate whether he has an attorney who could be reached for comment.

North and south rail service was temporarily disrupted at the station and a shuttle link put in place before the station resumed Sunday evening.

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UPDATE:

This is Christopher Patrick Brooklin, 28, the man who allegedly pushed a woman onto the tracks yesterday at the Midtown MARTA Station as a train was coming. The woman's daughter jumped in after mom & was struck, according to @MARTAPolice . More at noon – @cbs46 . pic.twitter.com/FgWY5c0qfO

— Rebekka Schramm (@SchrammCBS46) August 20, 2018

ATLANTA (AP) – Horrified subway riders rushed to save a woman who was pushed in front of a commuter train in Atlanta, but she was hit and seriously injured, witnesses said.

A 28-year-old suspect was in custody after Sunday afternoon’s chaos at the city’s Midtown Station, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority said in a statement.

“We tried to pull them out the track,” transit rider Aiesha Bowden told WSB-TV . “The train was coming too fast, it tried to stop but it couldn’t.”

The woman struck by the train, who is 27, underwent surgery after the crash, the transit system’s police department said. A 58-year-old woman was also hurt and was in stable condition, but police said Sunday night it that it wasn’t known whether she was also struck by the train.

Both women were conscious and alert when taken to the hospital, MARTA police said.

Police say witnesses reported one of the women was trying to help the woman who was pushed.

MARTA police didn’t identify those involved or elaborate on what happened

North and south rail service was temporarily disrupted at the station and a shuttle link put in place before the station resumed Sunday evening.

(Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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