Crime & Safety
Truck Driver Killed in Fiery Crash in LIRR Parking Lot
One person is dead after a box truck overturned into a LIRR parking lot Friday night, sparking a fire that spread to several cars.
A truck driver was killed in a fiery crash in a Long Island Rail Road parking lot Friday night, Nassau Police said.
According to police, the driver of a box truck was traveling west on Sunrise Highway when the truck left the roadway near Seaford Avenue and overturned in the municipal lot that serves the Wantagh LIRR station at about 7:40 p.m.
A fire ensued that spread to several cars. The driver of the truck, who police have not yet identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
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Photo via Facebook/Nassau County Fire Service Academy
Came home, got off the train, walked to my car... #wtf #wantagh pic.twitter.com/AYvQ7Sx8oh
— Heather Shields (@HeatherEShields) January 14, 2017
Oil truck lost control and crashed into several parked cars at LIRR Wantagh station. Cause under investigation. Injuries unknown. pic.twitter.com/yLM6l7mBaC
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) January 14, 2017
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