Mom says she found out her son had been hit by MARTA bus when police called from his phone

MARTA Bus Generic Photo In one report, a man performed a sex act next to a female driver. Another rider spat on a bus operator and another driver was punched. In three months, there were reports of more than 20 assaults. (WSBTV.com News Staff)

By Tyisha Fernandes

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A young teenage boy is recovering from surgery after he was hit by a MARTA bus on Wednesday.

Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes spoke with the boy’s mother who says she found out her son had been hit when a police officer called her from his phone.

The boy, whose identity has not been released, was crossing Covington Highway in a crosswalk just before 9 a.m.

He broke his leg in several places and underwent emergency surgery just a few hours after the accident.