6/14 Montauk Branch Vehicle Strike

[ConstanceR46]

Today, according to MTA social media https://mobile.twitter.com/LIRR/status/ ... 9304897536 a train struck a vehicle at Mastic-Shirley

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June 14, 2019 Mastic - Jeep and a LIRR Non-passenger train
LIRR Train Crashes Into Jeep; Service Impacted
By Lisa Finn, Patch Staff Jun 14, 2019 8:27 pm ET | Updated Jun 14, 2019 9:42 pm ET

MASTIC, NY - A Long Island Rail Road train slammed into a Jeep in Mastic Friday night. 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.

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.


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