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ID Released For Person Killed After Lirr Train Hits Car
Officials have released the name of the person struck and killed by a Long Island Railroad train.
Suffolk County resident, Malkhaz Khutsishvili, age 63, of the hamlet of Speonk in Southampton, was killed around 6:30 p.m., on Monday, May 8 in Eastport, MTA officials said.
Earlier report: LIRR Train Hits Car, Kills Person In Eastport
At the time of the crash, the railroad gates were down and the warning lights were flashing, but the car edged under the gates and was struck at the South Bay Avenue crossing, officials said.
Khutsishvili was the only person in the vehicle, the MTA sa…
