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LIRR Train Hits, Kills Man in Seaford

A westbound Long Island Rail Road train fatally struck a man at the Seaford station on Easter Sunday.

The 11:58 a.m. train from Babylon due in Penn Station at 1:12 p.m. hit the victim shortly after noon, according to the LIRR.

The victim was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not immediately available.

MTA Police are investigating the cause of the incident. There were delays on the Babylon Branch throughout the afternoon.

It was the third time a person was struck and killed by an LIRR train in the past week following incidents in Syosset on Monday and Bay Shore on Thursday.