LIRR train strikes, kills person west of Southold, officials say
Police work the scene on the LIRR tracks Monday. Credit: Randee Daddona
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.
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