LIRR: Man hit by train in Baldwin dies
An eastbound LIRR train from Penn Station was evacuated at the Baldwin station after it struck a pedestrian. (Feb. 16, 2011) Credit: Kevin P. Coughlin
A man hit by a Long Island Rail Road train as it was entering the Baldwin station has died, a spokesman for the commuter service said Thursday.
The man, in his 50s, died at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, said Sam Zambuto, a spokesman for the railroad. He was unsure when the man died, but said that Metropolitan Transportation Authority police were investigating the death. The victim was not identified.
"MTA police are investigating how and why he was on the track," Zambuto said.
The man was struck Wednesday by the 7:08 p.m. train from Penn Station due at the Babylon station at 8:20 p.m. That train was canceled after striking the victim at 7:55 p.m., and all train service on that line was stopped in both directions for about an hour, Zambuto said.
About 1,300 people were on the train.
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