LIRR Train Delayed Heading to Penn Station, May Have Hit a Person

A Long Island Railroad (LIRR) employee told The Epoch Times that a Penn. Station-bound train hit a person, but it was not confirmed.
LIRR Train Delayed Heading to Penn Station, May Have Hit a Person
Jack Phillips
8/14/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

UPDATE: LIRR wrote on Twitter that “LIRR service is restored on the Port Washington Branch with residual delays of up to 30 minutes due to police activity east of Auburndale.”

A Long Island Railroad (LIRR) employee told The Epoch Times that a Penn Station-bound train may have hit a person, but it was not confirmed.

It is unclear if the person was on the tracks or was killed.

The LIRR posted on Twitter: “6:44PM Great Neck due Penn at 7:16PM which is still being held east of Auburndale due to police activity, is expected to depart by 7:45PM.”

Several Twitter users posted about a LIRR train potentially hitting someone.

 

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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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