Coquitlam RCMP officers are puzzling over a single-vehicle collision early Wednesday morning that damaged a CP Rail crossing arm.
Shortly before 5:30 a.m., a witness heard a loud crash at Westwood Street near Davies Avenue and saw a man and woman running from a newer-model sedan that had flipped near the train tracks.
When police arrived, they found the vehicle unoccupied but located the woman nearby a short time later. She was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Officers were not able to find the man and are still trying to locate the registered owner of the vehicle, which was not reported stolen.
CP Rail was advised of the incident, which caused significant damage to the railway crossing arms and signal post. Southbound traffic on Westwood was blocked for much of the day due to the repair work.
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