Person Fatally Hit by LIRR Train in Central Islip

By Timothy Bolger Posted on July 24, 2013

A person was struck and killed by an eastbound Long Island Rail Road train in Central Islip late Tuesday night.

The victim was hit shortly before 11 p.m. by the 9:15 p.m. train from Penn Station due in Ronkonkoma at 10:37 p.m., according to the LIRR.

Service was temporarily suspended on the Ronkonkoma Branch while investigators were on the scene but was restored in time for the Wednesday morning rush hour commute.

MTA Police are continuing the investigation into the cause of the death.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.