A car has been removed from the TTC Queens Quay streetcar tunnel after the driver ignored warning signs and drove into the tunnel early Saturday morning, getting stuck in the process.

The car became stuck around 4 a.m., and wasn’t able to be removed until noon.

TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said streetcar tracks in tunnels are not embedded in concrete like they are on roads and are raised above the ground.

“Cars get hung up on the tracks and get stuck,” Ross said.

A tow truck sent to pull the car out was unsuccessful and the TTC sent a special vehicle to try and remove the car. Traffic Services said the truck had to be fairly large to force the car out of the tunnel.

The specialized truck brought in was ultimately successful in removing the car.

TTC spokesperson Danny Nicholson said this was the third time a car has gotten stuck in the Queens Quay streetcar tunnel, and that the TTC had recently changed the signage in that area.

They are now considering making the signs warning drivers not to enter the tunnel more obvious.

All TTC service between Queens Quay and Union Station has resumed.