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Updated 11:23 AM
Minor LIRR Accident Delays Trains
There are systemwide delays on the Long Island Rail Road after two trains bumped into each other leaving Jamaica Station this morning.
The railroad says it was a minor accident, but it caused big delays.
The two trains were evacuated and two people were hospitalized.
Local trains are experiencing 45-minute delays in both directions between Penn Station, Jamaica, Kew Gardens and Forest Hills.
NYC Transit is honoring LIRR tickets at Jamaica, Forest Hills and Kew Gardens, and cross-honoring LIRR tickets at the E, F, J and Z trains at Jamaica and Penn Stations.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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