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LIRR: Man hurt when his suitcase is hit by train

A man crossing the Long Island Rail Road tracks near the Sayville station came within inches of being hit by a passing train, but suffered only arm and elbow injuries when the train hit the suitcase he was pulling behind him, wrenching the luggage from his grip, the railroad said Friday.

The unidentified man told MTA police he "didn't think a train was coming" when he walked around the lowered...

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