Crime & Safety
LIRR Train Strikes Tractor-Trailer; Service Suspension On Ronkonkoma Branch
A Ronkonkoma-bound train struck a vehicle Wednesday morning.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A Long Island Rail Road train struck a tractor-trailer on the tracks Wednesday morning in Central Islip.
The train involved in the collision, which occurred at the Carleton Avenue crossing, was the 7:39 a.m. train from Penn Station due in Ronkonkoma at 8:59 a.m., the LIRR said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer that was struck was not seriously injured.
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As of 9:30 a.m., service on the LIRR's Ronkonkoma Branch is suspended in both directions between Brentwood and Ronkonkoma.
Find the latest updates on service on the LIRR's website.
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