Lirr Back In Service After Train Hits Car On Tracks

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The car that was hit by the train.
Photo Credit: *Chris Sabella*

10/26/2021 12:30 p.m.

Train service on the Long Island Railroad's Montauk branch was temporarily suspended after a vehicle was struck by a westbound train.

The crash took place around 10:25 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when a westbound Montauk Branch train from Patchogue headed for Babylon hit a car on the tracks east of Sayville, said the MTA.

One person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, a railroad spokesman said.

The number of people in the vehicle and what caused the collision are still under investigation.

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