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Potential Suicide Halts LIRR in Huntington Station
Unidentified 19-year-old male suffers severe injuries after being struck by train; service temporarily suspended during morning commute.
Service on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road was halted early Friday after a train struck a 19-year-old man in Huntington Station, according to an LIRR spokesman.
LIRR Media Liaison Aaron Donovan said the unknown male was struck at 5:02 a.m. by a Westbound train traveling at about 15 mph at the east end of the station.
The victim was transported to Huntington Hospital with a severe right leg injury and a possible broken right clavicle bone, according to Donovan.
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Donovan said the incident is being investigated as a possible suicide.
The incident caused service disruptions during the morning commute along the line. The 9:10 a.m. train from Port Jefferson due in at Hicksville at 10:15 a.m. was cancelled.
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All trains on the Port Jefferson Branch have returned to normal operations, according to the LIRR.
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