A man was struck by a train on the LIRR around 1 p.m. today near Robbins Lane just west of the Syosset Station. Reporter Carrie Dennis is on the train and says that a conductor told passengers that the man jumped onto the tracks, was run over and dragged by the train and that the injuries were likely fatal. "The engineer who was driving is a wreck," Dennis says.
An MTA representative confirmed the incident and said that service was suspended on the Port Jefferson line between Hicksville and Huntington, and buses are on their way to retrieve the passengers. However, they could not confirm that the accident was fatal, and said that service should be restored within an hour.
Update: Now it's confirmed that the person has died.
