Chaos broke out at a downtown Atlanta MARTA station as Beyoncé concertgoers were injured in a stampede on an escalator, officials said Tuesday.
Fans were on their way home, moving down the escalator at the Vine City station just past midnight Tuesday, when someone screamed and ran, according to MARTA spokesperson Stephany Fisher. Witnesses told authorities a woman was “possibly startled by an insect,” she said.
Amber Anderson, in town from South Carolina with a friend for the final of Beyoncé’s four shows at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, was one of those fans and was eager to unpack her experience on the drive home. Instead, she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the ride was spent mostly in tears and silence…