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A woman was unharmed after the front end of her car was hit by a Long Island Rail Road train in Huntington Wednesday, officials said. The car was protruding over the railroad tracks at a crossing on Park Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

Although the driver, who was not immediately identified, escaped unharmed, she was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution, according to MTA Police. See photos on Facebook.

Police said the car was struck at about 12:30 p.m. by a westbound diesel train that was approaching Huntington Station. The woman apparently panicked when she found herself on the tracks with the crossing gate coming down and the train approaching, police said.