Man struck by train at Copiague LIRR station dies

A man struck by a Long Island Rail Road train early Thursday at the Copiague station has died, railroad officials said.

The man, whose identity was not known, died at Nassau University Medical Center, railroad spokesman Sam Zambuto said. It is unclear how he ended up on the tracks or if the incident was storm-related.

He was struck at about 12:50 a.m. near the west end of the platform by the eastbound 11:36 p.m. train from Penn Station, railroad spokesman Rich Mendelson said.

The accident delayed the 12:56 a.m. train from Babylon to Penn Station and the 1:36 a.m. train from Babylon to Penn. Those customers were accommodated on the 2:51 a.m. train to Penn Station, officials said.

The railroad reported other delays Thursday. It was not clear how many were related to weather.

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At the Jamaica LIRR station in Queens, trains appeared to be running fairly promptly. But for Paola Groneverb, 40, a delayed train from her hometown of Hicksville meant that she missed her connection to a Hewlett-bound train to her job in the fashion industry.

"Usually, I take the 8 a.m. train in Hicksville and transfer right away to Hewlett" at the Jamaica station. She had to wait at least 30 minutes for the next train.

Sue Ping, a nurse from Holbrook, had a similar problem when she missed her connection with a Ronkonkoma-bound train.

"Usually, I catch the 8:37 a.m.," she said while waiting for the 9:30 a.m. train.

With Sophia Chang