A passenger propelled through a tram windshield during a freak accident at Orlando International Airport has died, according to airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell.The man, who was taken to Florida Hospital East after the incident, has not been identified.

Fennell said the train, which travels from terminal A to gates 1 to 29, abruptly halted around 5:45 a.m. Friday, sending the man through the windshield and about 15 feet to the ground. It's not known what caused the tram, which travels over water and trees, to suddenly stop.
Bombardier, which operates and maintains the train system, had an employee on the tram, which was being operated manually during a routine inspection, airport officials said. The worker was not injured.

Fennell added that the passenger should not have been on the tram while it was operating in manual mode.

The tram has been shut down, and an investigation is underway. There are two tram tracks in the area, so travelers are using the other one to get to their respective gates.

Airport officials said the trams were first introduced at OIA 35 years ago and were overhauled in 1998. There have not been any other similar issues at the airport, officials said.

Overall, there are eight trams with three cars each at OIA, and they carry about 100,000 passengers per day, officials said. The average roundtrip is three minutes.

The accident has not caused any travel delays for airline passengers.-Report by WKMG Local 6