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Individual Fatally Struck by LIRR Train Bound for Huntington, MTA Officials Say

LongIsland.com

The victim was stuck west of the Carle Place LIRR station at approximately 12:36 a.m., officials say.

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According to Metropolitan Transportation Authority police, an individual was hit and killed by a Long Island Railroad train bound for Huntington early in the morning on Tuesday, February 7.
 
The victim was stuck west of the Carle Place LIRR station at approximately 12:36 a.m., officials say. While investigating the scene of the accident there were delays between Mineola and Hicksville that lasted until about 2 a.m.
 
The name of the victim has not yet been released pending notification of their next-of-kin.
 
The MTA police investigation is currently ongoing.