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LIRR Service Disrupted After Truck Hits Bridge Tuesday Evening, MTA Says

By  Ben Fractenberg and Katie Honan | June 28, 2016 7:41pm 

 There were major delays on the LIRR Tuesday evening after a truck struck an overpass in Woodside, Queens.
There were major delays on the LIRR Tuesday evening after a truck struck an overpass in Woodside, Queens.
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NEW YORK CITY — There were major delays and canceled trains on the LIRR during the Tuesday evening rush after a truck struck a bridge just west of the Woodside station, according to officials. 

A W.B. Mason hit the LIRR overpass near 59th Street and 39th Avenue in Queens a little after 7 p.m., according to the MTA's website and a witness. There were disruptions on eastbound trains out of Penn Station and all westbound service temporarily terminated at Jamaica.