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A sinkhole opened up in New Westminster Friday morning.

The sinkhole, which is the result of a water main break, is located on the New Westminster and Coquitlam border at the Braid and Brunette railway crossing.

The front left wheel of a white van fell into the sinkhole but it has now been removed.

@AM730Traffic sink hole on Braid, between the two sets of Train tracks. Closed going into Coquitlam pic.twitter.com/0lkP8jtYSq — Dani✌ (@daniellehonig) June 9, 2017

Crews are on scene.

Traffic on Braid Street is completely blocked east of Brunette Avenue until about 5 p.m. The City of New Westminster said to expect delays in the area due to construction and train volume.

Braid St east of Brunette is expected to open to EB traffic before 5pm. Please expect delays due to construction & train volume. #NewWest — New_Westminster (@New_Westminster) June 9, 2017

Credit: Tony Clark / Global News.

Credit: Tony Clark / Global News.

Credit: Tony Clark / Global News.

Credit: Tony Clark / Global News.

Credit: Tony Clark / Global News.

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