Person struck, killed by LIRR train in Baldwin, railroad says
Emergency personnel work to recover a person fatally struck by an LIRR train arriving at Baldwin Sunday. Credit: Jeff Bachner
A person was struck and killed by an LIRR train Sunday evening in Baldwin, MTA officials said.
Officials said the train hit the person about 5:30 p.m. in Baldwin near Grand Avenue and Sunrise Highway.
The person was not identified and MTA police were investigating why the person was on the tracks.
The LIRR temporarily suspended the Babylon Branch in both directions during the investigation. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. the LIRR tweeted that full service on the Babylon Branch had been restored, including at the Baldwin station.
Trains were bypassing the Baldwin Station on a limited basis while police and emergency crews remained at the scene.
Trains to and from Penn Station were delayed more than an hour as of 7:30 p.m.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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