(11/03/06) MINEOLA - Another person fell through the gap between a train and platform at a Long Island Rail Road station Friday evening.

Witnesses say a 69-year-old woman was rushed and possibly pushed through the train doors before she fell through the gap at New Hyde Park station. According to witnesses, the woman, whose name is not yet available, laid on the tracks before a passenger wisely pulled the emergency break and prevented the train from moving. LIRR employees then removed the woman from the tracks. MTA police say she complained of hip pain and remains in Winthrop University Hospital for treatment.

The episode happened on the 5:33 p.m. train from Penn Station to Hicksville. Several people have been injured, including one fatality, in the past few months due to gap-related incidents. The LIRR plans to move tracks closer to platforms at ten stations and New Hyde Park station is among that group.

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