A MARTA official gave an update on the investigation into the escalator stampede that injured 11 people after Beyonce’s concert on Monday.
Acting CEO and Chief Customer Experience Officer Rhonda Allen said the people got hurt because of an overcrowding issue, not a escalator malfunction. She said MARTA’s maintenance team does monthly inspections and the escalator at Vine City station had been inspected the escalator days earlier.
“We’re happy to report that that escalator … maintenance had been performed on it as early as July 10th,” Allen told the board. “Everything had been done properly there and signed off on. And so, there was, you know, nothing wrong with the escalator.”…