(Updated 11: a.m.) The person killed by a LIRR train last night in Riverhead was a man who was lying across the tracks, an MTA spokesman said this morning. The man has not yet been identified, the spokesman said.
“MTA police said he made no effort to get up as the train approached,” MTA spokesman Salvatore Arena said.
Original story:
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a LIRR passenger train near Mill Road in Riverhead Tuesday night.
The westbound train originated in Greenport at 9:39 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Ronkonkoma at 11:02 p.m.
“The train struck an unidentified trespasser west of the Riverhead station near Mill Road at approximately 10:20 p.m.,” MTA spokesman Salvatore Arena said this morning.
MTA police responded to the scene and are investigating the accident. The agency spokesman said he had no further information about the victim.
The train carried six passengers at the time of the accident, Arena said. They were transported to Ronkonkoma by a bus provided by the MTA, he said.
The Suffolk County medical examiner’s office responded to remove the victim’s body from the tracks. Riverhead Town Police also responded to assist at the scene.
The tracks were cleared and reopened for normal service this morning, Arena said.
Photos: Stringer News Service
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