A Via Rail train, carrying more than 260 passengers to Toronto, has been quarantined in Foleyet, Ont. after one person died and several people fell ill.(h/t reader rich)
The train was quarantined at the train depot in Foleyet, a community near Sudbury, Ont., after officials notified police that someone was feeling ill.
"Currently there are a few people who are seriously ill on the train and one person is being airlifted right now," OPP Sgt. Laura Nichols told CTV.ca from the North Bay Communications Centre.
Police say up to 10 people are ill with flu-like symptoms.
A CN Rail sleep station has evacuated and local health facilities are on standby.
"The whole place is being overrun with ambulances and police cars, and we've got helicopters,'' said Deborah DesRochers, chairwoman of the town of 380 about 100 kilometres southwest of Timmins.
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UPDATE:
Apparently CTV knows something... but it looks like they're saving it for the 6 o'clock news cycle.
Authorities are now reporting they don't believe the death of a 60-year-old woman and the ailments of several passengers on a Via Rail passenger train are connected.And that's all you get... for now.
They must wanna save the juicy bits for Lloyd.
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LAST WORD: Simply a confluence of events
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