Crime & Safety
Person Hit By LIRR Train Near Kew Gardens Station: Authorities
LIRR trains between Jamaica and Penn Station were delayed Wednesday after "an unauthorized person on the tracks," was struck, officials say.
KEW GARDENS, QUEENS -- A person was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train near the Kew Gardens Station late Wednesday morning, delaying service between Jamaica and Penn Station, officials said.
A train struck the "unauthorized person on the tracks" near Grenfell Street in Kew Gardens at around 11:40 a.m., fire officials told Patch.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the person's identity was unknown and firefighters were still on scene evaluating the crash.
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The incident wrangled service on the tracks in both directions. The LIRR reported delays averaging 10-15 minutes between Jamaica and Penn Station because of "an unauthorized person on the tracks being struck by a train west of Kew Gardens," in a Twitter notice to its customers
The LIRR also said NYC Transit will cross-honor tickets on the E train at the Sutphin/Archer, Union Turnpike and 71st Avenue subway after the incident forced westbound LIRR trains to bypass stops in Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and Woodside.
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The LIRR is experiencing delays averaging 10-15 minutes in both directions between Penn Station and Jamaica due to an unauthorized person on the tracks being struck by a train west of Kew Gardens.
— LIRR (@LIRR) May 23, 2018
NYC Transit is cross-honoring tickets on the E train at Jamaica (Sutphin/Archer), Kew Gardens (Union Turnpike) and Forest Hills (71st Avenue); and on the 7 train at Woodside (61st).
— LIRR (@LIRR) May 23, 2018
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