TTC streetcar taken out of service, cleaned after syringe spotted, reported

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A reddit user who recently posted a photo of a needle wedged somewhere on a TTC streetcar got some results.

“Please be careful on the streetcars …,” wrote user sarah93m two days ago above the photo of a needle.

“I was taking the streetcar this morning and spotted this … please keep an eye out when travelling on the streetcar!”

TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said the incident, on a 501 Queen streetcar, was reported to the TTC by a customer through the SafeTTC App.

“The streetcar was immediately taken out of service and returned to the carhouse, where the syringe was safely disposed of and the car thoroughly cleaned,” Green said. “Thankfully, we have not received any reports of injury.”

Green continued: “While we don’t know how this got there or what it was used for, we can assure customers that as soon as something like this is seen, reported or discovered, we immediately take the vehicle out of service and do a full cleanup. Although it does happen in other public places as well, incidents like this are rare on transit given how many vehicles are in service at any time.”

Green added that if someone on the TTC sees something concerning, they can speak to any TTC employee, press the yellow strip or report the incident on the SafeTTC App.

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