Port Washington Branch service resumes after truck hit bridge near Plandome station
The Long Island Rail Road is reporting that service has been restored — and trains are running "on or close to schedule" — after a truck hit a railroad bridge near Plandome station on Friday, causing the suspension of all service on the Port Washington Branch between Port Washington and Great Neck.
Nassau County Police said there were no reported injuries in the incident, which involved a truck hitting the overpass on Stonytown Road, just south of the Plandome station, just after 9 a.m.
The LIRR said the incident was reported at 9:08 a.m. and said service was suspended at 9:10 a.m. Buses replaced trains during the suspension. The rail road tweeted shortly after 10 a.m. that service had resumed.
Nassau Police said 6th Precinct officers responded to the scene, as did MTA Police.
The bridge, which straddles the two-lane road near the entrance to Plandome Village, has marked low clearance warnings, shown in online photos.
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