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Person Fatally Struck by LIRR Train in Queens, Officials Say

By Chris Sommerfeldt | July 19, 2016 7:02pm | Updated on July 19, 2016 7:54pm
 A person was fatally struck east of the Queens Village LIRR Station Tuesday evening, fire and MTA officials said.
A person was fatally struck east of the Queens Village LIRR Station Tuesday evening, fire and MTA officials said.
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QUEENS — A person was fatally struck by an LIRR train, suspending service to Penn Station and Atlantic Terminal during the Tuesday evening commute, according to the FDNY and MTA.

The person was hit on the westbound track east of the Queens Village LIRR Station in Jamaica around 5:45 p.m., MTA spokesman Salvatore Arena said.

The victim was declared dead on the scene, according to the FDNY.

The person's identity was not immediately known, fire and MTA officials said.

"Somebody was on the track that should not have been on the track," Arena said.

The MTA suspended trains in and out of Penn Station and Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn for more than an hour after the incident — except on the Port Washington line. 

Train service had resumed by 7:30 p.m. with residual delays, according to Arena.  

More information about LIRR service is available at mta.info.