SYOSSET, NY – A Long Island Rail Road train struck debris on the tracks in Syosset Sunday night. It happened at the Syosset station around 8 p.m.
First responders rushed to the scene. There's no word yet if anyone on the train or on the ground was injured.
A photo from the scene shows a mangled fence near a station platform.
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#LongIsland #railroad #train #derails #syosset took out fence pic.twitter.com/DeRPdZBB9r
— renee t (@ReneeJT) April 17, 2017
LIRR service on the Port Jefferson Branch is currently suspended between Hicksville and Huntington. Service between Huntington and Port Jefferson is unaffected at this time.
The 6:51PM train from Penn due Huntington at 7:55PM is canceled in Syosset due to the train striking debris on the track.
— LIRR (@LIRR) April 17, 2017
#Syosset #LIRR station accident, car hit by train at the crossing. pic.twitter.com/GCrOMB8Cnm
— Switch and Signals (@airtrain11) April 17, 2017
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Service is suspended between Hicksville & Huntington due to debris on tracks near Syosset. Service between Huntington & Pt Jeff unaffected.
— LIRR (@LIRR) April 17, 2017
Photo/Twitter/@airtrain11
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