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Canadian Train Quarantined After Woman Dies Of Mystery Illness

May 9, 2008

A Via Rail passenger train has been quarantined by Canadian officials in northern Ontario after one passenger died, ando thers became sick from a mystery illness.  There are around 280 people in total on the train.Ontario (dbTechno) - A Via Rail passenger train has been quarantined by Canadian officials in northern Ontario after one passenger died, and others became sick from a mystery illness. There are around 280 people in total on the train.

The Via Rail train was en route from British Columbia to Toronto carrying around 250 passengers and roughly 30 crew members.

One of the passengers who became sick from the mystery illness had to be airlifted to a hospital.

Many others who became sick were taken by ambulances on the ground to hospitals.

The mystery illness caused one woman to die, and many others to become sick with flu-like symptoms.

The mystery illness was seen in two of the passenger cars. The train is currently at a dead stop in northern Ontario with emergency crew working to deal with the situation.

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