LUCKNOW: In nothing short of a miracle, a railway passenger survived with just bruises after an entire 17 coach intercity passed over him on Tuesday morning.
The incident took place at Bharthana railway station of Etawah district at around 8:45 am, while the passenger identified as Bhola Singh was attempting to board the general class of Agra Fort-Lucknow junction intercity, but slipped down on the railway track.
A viral video of the incident revealed that the entire train passed over Bhola while he laid low between platform and railway track space. Victim was heading to Jhinjhak (Kanpur Dehat) which is 56 km away from Bharthana.Speaking to TOI, GRP Bharthana police outpost in-charge Ram Babu Singh said, “The train was leaving the station when Bhola ran to catch it. During his attempt to board the train, he slipped down on the railway track, but miraculously survived. He was taken to a private clinic, where his bruises were cleaned and he was given first aid.”
