A 23-year-old driver died after his vehicle struck a pillar in the parking lot of the Long Island Rail Road's Wantagh station early Thursday morning, Nassau County police said.

At 4:07 a.m., the man was driving a Hyundai in the parking lot near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Beech Street when he hit the pillar.

He suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name is being withheld until police notify his family.

The investigation is ongoing.

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