Accident
On Monday, July 18, 2011, at just after 7:10am, a westbound West Coast Express collided with a person on the tracks at Coquitlam Central Station. Police confirmed that the death was not suspicious. According to Translink, this is the first time in the train's 16 year operation that someone has been hit at Coquitlam Central.
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