Crime & Safety
LIRR Train Crashes Into Jeep
The driver jumped out of the Jeep just moments before impact, a bystander says.
MASTIC, NY — A . Long Island Rail Road train slammed into a Jeep in Mastic Friday night.
According to a LIRR media representative, train service on the LIRR Montauk Branch was temporarily suspended east of Mastic Shirley after a non-passenger train struck an unauthorized vehicle on the tracks east of the station.
The 7:23PM train from Jamaica due Montauk at 9:55PM is being delayed at Sayville due to a service suspension east of Mastic Shirley caused by a non-passenger train striking an unauthorized vehicle on the tracks east of the station. We'll update you shortly.
— LIRR (@LIRR) June 15, 2019
There was no report of injuries, the LIRR said.
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Suffolk County Police said Mastic Road in Mastic was closed in both directions between Mastic Boulevard and Patchogue Avenue after the report of a crash.
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Bystanders commented on the crash on social media: "God had this woman's back," said Lee Rose on Facebook. "Glad she jumped out before impact."
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