Crime & Safety

Police ID Man Killed After Jumping in Front of Train

A 46-year-old Lindenhurst man has been identified as the person who was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train Sunday evening. 

According to MTA Police, witnesses saw John Banai, 46, jump from the platform at the Lindenhurst LIRR station into the path of an oncoming westbound train as it entered the station at about 6:35 p.m. 

Banai was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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