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Toronto Sun
09-06-2025
- Toronto Sun
Video footage shows man kicking through front door of TTC bus
A recent video posted to Instagram by 6ixbuzztv showed a man kick through the bottom half of a TTC bus front door to exit the vehicle. Photo by 6izbuzztv/Instagram / TORONTO SUN There sure are less violent, messy and illegal ways of exiting a TTC bus. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Video footage of an unidentified man kicking through the bottom of a TTC bus front door and slipping through an opening he made was recently posted on Instagram via the 6ixbuzztv account. 'It happened around noon-hour on Friday at Front and Jarvis,' TTC spokesperson Stuart Green confirmed. 'The passenger wanted to get off while the bus was in the left turn lane. The operator advised they'd be let off after the bus turned and was able to stop at the curb. The person broke through door after the bus turned and was stopped and fled south on Jarvis. The bus had to be taken out of service.' Read More Patience, in this case, wasn't a virtue. 'He kicked out the glass and squeezed through the opening while the bus was stopped and the operator was ready to open to door,' said Green. It's not known yet if Toronto Police are pursuing the suspect and, if so, what charges he might be facing. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Toronto Blue Jays Olympics Columnists Toronto & GTA Olympics
CTV News
09-06-2025
- CTV News
TTC streetcar briefly taken out of service after syringe was found sticking out from seat
An image of the syringe jutting out from underneath a TTC streetcar seat, seen Saturday morning. A syringe was seen sticking out from underneath a TTC streetcar seat over the weekend, prompting the transit network to take the car out of service to thoroughly clean it. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. Saturday onboard a 501 Queen streetcar heading eastbound, according to a Reddit user. The streetcar rider posted pictures of the syringe, needle pointing outward, underneath the red felt seat. The user, who asked to remain anonymous, told CTV News Toronto that they quickly noticed the syringe after boarding the streetcar with their friend, who was sitting in the seat beside it. Syringe under streetcar seat The TTC says they took the streetcar out of service for cleaning, and safely disposed of the syringe after they learned of it. They said they notified two TTC officials at the time but the streetcar remained operational and the syringe was not disposed in the duration of their trip. The user adds they formally reported the incident hours later via text. A spokesperson for the TTC 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,' Stuart Green said, adding they did not receive any reports of physical injury. While incidents like these can be unsettling, Green says they are 'rare' across the transit network '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,' Green added. Transit riders are encouraged to notify TTC staff—either in person or through the SafeTTC App—or press the yellow strip if there is something they wish to report.
Toronto Sun
09-06-2025
- Health
- Toronto Sun
TTC streetcar taken out of service, cleaned after syringe spotted, reported
A syringe was spotted on a TTC streetcar by reddit user sarah93m who posted a photo of it. It's prescene was made known to the TTC who took the Streetcar out of commission, and clearned it. Photo by sarah93m/reddit A reddit user who recently posted a photo of a needle wedged somewhere on a TTC streetcar got some results. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account '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.' Read More 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. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Olympics World Toronto Blue Jays Columnists Celebrity
CBC
09-06-2025
- CBC
Streetcar 'thoroughly cleaned' after syringe spotted poking out under seat, TTC says
The Toronto Transit Committee (TTC) says a streetcar was thoroughly cleaned after a rider spotted a syringe without a cap jutting out from underneath a seat. 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.
CTV News
02-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
With closure of major downtown intersection, what can commuters expect?
Video CP24's Courtney Heels speaks with TTC spokesperson Stuart Green on the work that's being done and how long the work is anticipated to last.
