Crash involving West Coast Express, pickup leaves driver seriously injured

A damaged pickup truck is seen after a collision involving a West Coast Express train in Port Moody, B.C., on Aug. 12, 2025. (Port Moody Police Department)

A collision involving a West Coast Express train and a pickup truck left one person seriously injured Tuesday morning.

Authorities said the crash happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. at the Reed Point Marina crossing in Port Moody.

“Initial information suggests the driver of the vehicle failed to yield at the train crossing and was struck by the westbound train,” the Port Moody Police Department said in a news release. 

“The driver was ejected from the vehicle and sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.”

The collision halted the train for approximately one hour while first responders tended to the driver, who has since been taken to hospital.

TransLink initially cancelled one West Coast Express trip departing from Mission City Station, but later reinstated it on a delay. 

No injuries were reported among passengers on the train, TransLink said.

Authorities said the crash is being investigated by the CPKC Police Service, which has jurisdiction on and around the cross-border Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway network.