Two people were killed this morning when an out-of-service Long Island Rail Road train collided with a car on the tracks, according to a report on MyFoxNY.com.
The two people killed were in the car, the report said, though their bodies were burned beyond recognition and they have not yet been identified.
The train's engineer, who survived the accident unhurt, told MTA police that the driver of the car was on a cell phone when they drove around a train gate and onto the tracks. The engineer pulled the brakes, but was traveling at 80 mph and could not stop in time.
The accident occurred on the LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch near the Brentwood station, according to the report. Service was suspended on the line during the day, and there were some cancellations and delays this evening.
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