Ronkonkoma branch back in service after partially shut down

Ronkonkoma branch back in service after partially shut down

The Long Island Rail Road logo is shown on the side of a LIRR commuter train (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma branch was partially shut down last night after a train struck an SUV in Wyandanch.

Suffolk Police say the crash happened Thursday around 5:30. The driver of the vehicle was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. service on the Ronkonkoma branch was restored a few hours later.

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)