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Man Killed By Train In Copiague Is Suspected Suicide: MTA

He died at lunchtime on Monday.

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COPIAGUE, NY — A man on the Long Island Rail Road tracks Monday was struck and killed by a train shortly before 1:30 p.m. at Copiague Station.

On Wednesday, MTA officials identified the man as Antonio Nunez, 44, of Copiague.

The incident is still under investigation; preliminary conclusions are that it was a suicide, said MTA Deputy Communications Director Aaron Donovan.

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