MARTA officer injured in overnight crash in southwest Atlanta

ATLANTA – A MARTA police officer is recovering after an overnight accident in Atlanta.

The accident happened around 12:45 a.m. on West Whitehall Street and Lee Street.

According to MARTA officials, the officer was responding to another officer at the Garnet Station with lights and sirens activated as they crossed the intersection of Lee and West Whitehall streets and collided with another vehicle, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway and come to rest along the Norfolk railroad tracks.

The officer and the driver of the other vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

FOX 5 cameras at the scene saw a MARTA police car damaged on the front and side.

The Atlanta Police Department is investigating the collision.