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Man fatally struck by LIRR train near Deer Park

A man was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train Friday east of the Deer Park station, a railroad spokesman said.

Sam Zambuto, the spokesman, said a man in his 40s on the tracks near the Fifth Avenue crossing was struck by an eastbound train at 5:45 p.m.

"MTA police are still investigating the incident, but the preliminary investigation indicates that this appears to be accidental,"...

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