Streetcar 'thoroughly cleaned' after syringe spotted poking out under seat, TTC says
The incident happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. on a 501 Queen streetcar that was travelling eastbound, according to the user who posted an image of the incident on Reddit, where it received hundreds of comments.
The user, who asked to remain anonymous, said they informed two TTC officials who were on the streetcar as soon as they saw the syringe. The syringe was not moved or dealt with at the time, and the streetcar remained operational. The user then later reported the incident online.
TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said the incident was reported 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," he said in an email to CBC Toronto on Monday.
The TTC has not received any reports of injury related to the incident, he said.
Green said incidents like this "are rare on transit given how many vehicles are in service at any time."
"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," he said.
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