Crime & Safety
Person Struck by Train Delays Eastbound Travel
Buses replaced trains from Patchogue to Montauk.
Long Island Rail Road trains going eastbound from Patchogue were suspended around 9:15 a.m. Saturday morning when a person who was not authorized to be on the tracks was fatally struck on them east of the Bellport LIRR station.
Service was restored around 11:47 a.m. after a delay of two hours, 40 minutes.
Passengers traveling on the eastbound train originally due to arrive in Montauk at 10:46 a.m. were held at the Patchogue LIRR station. Buses replacing the trains going eastbound from Patchogue to Montauk accommodated some of the passengers, and westbound service from Patchogue was unaffected.
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An LIRR representative said investigation regarding the fatality is ongoing.
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