Long Island Rail Road train crashes into car

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Saturday, March 25, 2017
A Long Island Rail Road train crashed into a car on the tracks Saturday.
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PATCHOGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- No one was reported hurt after a Long Island Rail Road train crashed into a car Saturday.

Around 6 a.m., a westbound LIRR train from Speonk to Jamaica Station struck a car that was abandoned on the tracks near the second crossing of the Patchogue/River Avenue Station.

The vehicle was empty and no one was injured.

The collision caused little disruption to train service. One train was suspended, and a second was slightly delayed.

Full LIRR service was restored at 8:40 a.m.