LIRR: Ronkonkoma Branch train fatally hits person on tracks

Emergency responders were called to the Long Island Rail Road station in Central Islip after a Ronkonkoma Branch train hit an unauthorized person on the tracks early Tuesday. Credit: Stringer News Service
An unauthorized person on the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Central Islip was struck and killed by a train early Tuesday, the railroad said.
The fatality occurred about 12:40 a.m. and service on the Ronkonkoma Branch was suspended in both directions until 3:15 a.m., the railroad said.
An investigation was continuing, the railroad said.
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