According to MTA Police, a Long Island Rail Road train collision on Monday evening with a car that was on the tracks of a Speonk train crossing has left the driver of the vehicle dead.
The incident took place at 6:25 p.m. at the South Bay Avenue crossing in Speonk, officials say.
LIRR representatives confirmed that at the time of the collision the crossing's gates were down and the warning flights were flashing.
The driver of the vehicle has yet to be identified; the investigation is ongoing, MTA officials say.