LIRR train strikes, kills person west of Southold, officials say

Police work the scene on the LIRR tracks Monday. Credit: Randee Daddona

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaUpdated October 24, 2022

A person was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train west of Southold on Monday morning, officials said, halting service east of Ronkonkoma in both directions for a few hours.

Trains resumed running in both directions at about 11:34 a.m., the railroad said.

It had announced the suspension on Twitter approximately two hours before that, adding buses had been ordered to carry passengers.

No further information was immediately available.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

joan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGralla

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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