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17-year-old girl killed by LIRR train on the tracks in Massapequa

A Long Island Rail Road train struck and killed a 17-year-old girl on the Massapequa tracks Monday, causing delays on the Babylon Branch, according to the MTA.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

June 8, 2026 · 1 min read

An MTA Long Island Rail Road locomotive number 518, branded 'MTA Long Island Rail Road' and 'We Serve With Pride,' stopped at a Penn Station platform.
An LIRR train at Penn Station; the Long Island Rail Road logged the teen who ran onto its tracks as an unauthorized person.
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17-year-old girl killed by LIRR train on the tracks in Massapequa

A Long Island Rail Road train struck and killed a 17-year-old girl on the Massapequa tracks Monday, causing delays on the Babylon Branch, according to the MTA.

· 1 min read
17-year-old girl killed by LIRR train on the tracks in Massapequa
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A Long Island Rail Road train struck and killed a 17-year-old girl who was on the tracks in Massapequa on Monday afternoon, according to the Massapequa Post, which cited Nassau County Police and MTA officials.

The girl was not authorized to be on the tracks, according to MTA officials. In…

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