Person Fatally Struck By LIRR Train In Forest Hills, FDNY Says

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A person was hit and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train near the Forest Hills station Tuesday morning, according to FDNY and MTA officials.

The person was struck about 10:30 a.m. by the LIRR train from Hicksville due at Penn Station at 10:33 a.m., according to an FDNY spokesperson and a tweet by LIRR officials.

First responders pronounced the individual dead.

Westbound LIRR trains are bypassing Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Woodside, as of 10:45 a.m. Port Washington service is not affected at Woodside.

Commuters may transfer to the subway at Jamaica, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, Forest Hills-71st Avenue or Woodside-61st Street at no additional charge, the MTA said in a tweet.

On @LIRR en route to Manhattan to pack supplies for the homebound, and an individual decided to end his life by jumping in front of the train, which hit him at close to full speed (approx 70-80 mph). @NYPDnews and @FDNY on the scene. Waiting on rescue train to offload passengers. pic.twitter.com/UHCzg9As4U
— (((Jeff Leb))) (@JeffLeb) March 24, 2020