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Standout NY College Football Player ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Train Standout NY College Football Player ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Train
Standout NY College Football Player ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Train Authorities have identified the man who was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path. On Thursday, May 25, the victim was identified as 30-year-old Demetrius Houanche, of Deer Park, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. Earlier Report: Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station In Wyandanch Houanche had been on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spokesperson said. The incident halted servi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Lirr Station A person is dead after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path. In a post on Twitter, the MTA said service on the Ronkonkoma Branch was suspended in both directions east of Farmingdale due to a person on the tracks being struck by a train at Wyandanch. Emergency crews found the victim dead at the scene, an MTA spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The victim was on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Person Struck By LIRR Train Person Struck By LIRR Train
Person Struck By Lirr Train A person was struck by a non-passenger train on Long Island. In Nassau County, officials reported the person who was struck by a train on the tracks east of the Bethpage station near the intersection of Broadway and Railroad Avenue. The incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. According to reports, the crash may have been fatal. "Customers can anticipate delays on the Ronkonkoma Branch in both directions after a person was struck by a non-passenger train east of Bethpage," the LIRR posted in a tweet. "We will update you shortly.” According to the LIRR, the incide…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Railroad Service Suspended After Person Struck By Train Long Island Railroad Service Suspended After Person Struck By Train
Long Island Railroad Service Suspended After Person Struck By Train The Long Island Railroad temporarily suspended service in both directions on its Ronkonkoma branch after a person was struck by a train, officials said. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, the LIRR announced that eastbound and westbound service was temporarily halted on the branch after a person was hit by a train near the Wyandanch station. As of 11:50 a.m., service was still suspended in both directions between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, impacting multiple trains scheduled to arrive through the morning and early afternoon. Officials said that buses are estimated to arrive i…

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by Zak Failla