Traffic & Transit
Accident Shuts Down LIRR Branch In Garden City
Photos from the scene show poles knocked over and at least one car overturned.
GARDEN CITY, NY — A car crash on the railroad tracks has shut down service on the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.
According to the LIRR, a car crash on the tracks at the Franklin Avenue crossing has shut down the branch. The LIRR said it's working to secure buses for passengers to make up for the canceled trains.
The Hempstead Branch stops at Stewart Manor, Nassau Boulevard, Garden City and Hempstead.
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Photos and videos from the scene showed poles knocked down over the tracks, and at least one car overturned. It's unclear yet if anyone was injured in the crash.
TRANSIT ALERT Service is suspended on the #Hempstead Branch due to a single overturned car at the Franklin Avenue crossing in #GardenCity. @LIRR MORE: https://t.co/Zpg0EgCcva pic.twitter.com/ZH9pXqRnv1
— News12LI (@News12LI) May 3, 2021
One person taken to the hospital, property damage done & @LIRR service suspended on the Hempstead branch following this serious accident in #GardenCity. @news12li pic.twitter.com/IZkqt26SAD
— Tara Joyce (@tarajoycetv) May 3, 2021
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