A Man was struck and killed by a train heading westbound at the Merrick LIRR Station Sunday night, LIRR officials confirmed.
According to Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road, the train that struck the man was the westbound 10:27 p.m. from Babylon that was due at Penn Station at 11:44 p.m.
Donovan did not reveal the age and name of the deceased, and the details on what happened are still under investigation. Initially, an MTA officer that was aboard, as well as passengers, told Patch at the scene that the deceased was a woman, but that has since been confirmed to be false.
Service was suspended for more than three hours while police investigated the manner.
First Precinct officers as well as EMS personnel and MTA police were at the scene scene. Cops taped off the steps heading up to the platform.
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