Traffic & Transit
LIRR Train Strikes Car
BREAKING: Service is suspended on three LIRR branches after the fiery collision Friday night.
A car that reportedly stalled on the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Mineola went up in flames after a train smashed into it Friday night.
According to Nassau Police, a non-passenger LIRR train struck the car at the Mineola train station located at Main Street and Willis Avenue at 7:50 p.m. The car and part of a nearby building caught fire.
The driver of the car was able to escape before the collision. News 12 has reported that the car stalled on the tracks.
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The building as well as the train was evacuated. No injuries were reported. The Mineola Fire Department put out the blaze.
LIRR service is temporarily suspended east of Mineola in both directions on the Huntington/Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay branches, the LIRR said on its website at 8:50 p.m. Commuters are urged to use alternate branches such as Hempstead or Babylon/Montauk if possible.
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The Mineola station is likely to be out of service through the weekend due to extensive track damage caused by the crash, police said.
Witnessed an incident at #lirr station in #Mineola. Hoping the driver was able to get out and no passengers were injured pic.twitter.com/UWecJQSyIP
— Zeus (@OhLookItsZeus) March 24, 2018
#BREAKING A car burst into flames after being struck by a #LIRR train. @ 7:50pm a @LIRR train struck a stalled car on the tracks, the driver got out right before impact. All lines through Mineola are suspended. Stay w/@News12LI for the latest. pic.twitter.com/5agCOYAaNo
— Brad Trettien (@TRETTIEN) March 24, 2018
BREAKING: Rail service suspended in both directions on the Main Line of the #LIRR after train strikes a car at the Willis Avenue crossing in Mineola. Driver escaped; no injuries, train carried no passengers. Extensive track damage. pic.twitter.com/tQbsMa4ii8
— N. J. Burkett (@njburkett7) March 24, 2018
Main photo via Twitter/@MikeMHill
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