LIRR: Temporary service suspension overnight after person hit, killed
MTA police at the scene west of the Ronkonkoma station after a person was hit by a train early Wednesday. Credit: Stringer News Service
A portion of the Ronkonkoma Branch was temporarily suspended early Wednesday after a person was struck and killed by a train, the LIRR said.
The Long Island Rail Road announced the suspension, between Brentwood and Ronkonkoma, in an alert at 12:43 a.m. The LIRR said an unauthorized person was struck by a non-passenger train west of Ronkonkoma station.
Service was fully restored at 2:38 a.m., the LIRR said.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Nancy Gammerman later confirmed that the person struck — a woman in her 30s — had been killed.
MTA police are investigating the incident, which they believe was “nonaccidental” and did not involve any criminality, Gammerman said. The person’s identity was being withheld pending the notification of her family.
Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since 1999 and covering the transportation beat since 2008. He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons.
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