Vancouver SkyTrain stations reopen after body found next to tracks

A Millennium Line train is seen at VCC-Clark station in this undated photo from TransLink.

A pair of Vancouver SkyTrain stations were closed for more than two hours Thursday as police investigated the discovery of a body “next to” the tracks.

The Vancouver Police Department confirmed in an email to CTV News that the deceased person found at Commercial–Broadway Station was missing UBC student Matthew Hutchings.

They said the 20-year-old’s death “does not appear to be the result of a crime.”

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Metro Vancouver Transit Police confirmed that a person had been found deceased “next to the SkyTrain tracks” at Commercial–Broadway Thursday and referred further questions to the VPD.

In a statement, TransLink said the station’s Millennium Line platform had been closed, along with VCC–Clark Station.

Extra bus service was added at VCC–Clark, Commercial–Broadway and Renfrew stations, the transit provider said, adding that the Expo and Canada lines were unaffected.

TransLink first posted about the incident on social media shortly before 11:30 a.m., initially describing it as a “medical emergency.”

Around 1:50 p.m., the transit agency confirmed the stations had reopened.