Service restored after train hits person in Syosset, LIRR says
Service was restored just after 1 a.m. Saturday on the Port Jefferson branch between Hicksville and Huntington after a person was hit by a train in Syosset Friday night, the Long Island Rail Road said.
The person was struck shortly after 10:30 p.m. on the tracks near Syosset-Woodbury Road, officials said
Police, EMS and LIRR officials were investigating the incident.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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