LIRR strikes person causing widespread disruptions

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Authorities say a person was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train, leading to widespread travel disruptions.

The unidentified person was hit by a train at the Woodside station in Queens around 5 a.m. Friday. Service between Penn Station and Jamaica was suspended while authorities investigated the death.

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman says limited service has resumed.

He says trains are running at reduced speeds and are bypassing the Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Woodside stations.

With the Associated Press