Police incident shuts down UBC bus loop
At approximately 12:30 PM Friday, the UBC bus loop was closed due to a “police incident”. Police and UBC security have closed off the area to buses and students and sealed the area with yellow police tape.
A suspicious item was found on a bus, said Randy Schmidt, UBC Associate Director of Public Affairs. He could not give further information on the nature of the incident.
Officers at the scene would not say what kind of incident occurred, only identifying it as a “police incident.”
“Can’t say anything about it now, but you’ll hear about it,” said a UBC Security officer.
Transit officials warned that they did not know exactly how long the bus loop would be closed, hinting that it could be for up to several hours. Most buses are still running and have been rerouted to Wesbrook Mall and University Boulevard, where students can catch the 99.
The smaller trolley bus loop nearby is unaffected.
“Occasionally these kinds of things happen at exam time, so I don’t know if there’s a link,” said Schmidt.
UPDATE at 2:30 PM: The Vancouver Sun reports that things are back to normal.
