Person fatally struck by LIRR train in Sayville on Friday morning
A train hit and killed a person at the LIRR station in Sayville on Friday. Credit: Joseph Sperber
Long Island Rail Road service between Babylon and Patchogue was temporarily suspended Friday morning on the Montauk Branch after a person was fatally struck by a train in Sayville, the MTA said.
Service has resumed on schedule.
A call came in about 8 a.m. that the person was hit. MTA Police responded to the scene and suspended service both ways between Babylon and Patchogue. No other information about the person who was struck was available.
Officials said the investigation was continuing.
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