A HEART-STOPPING video has surfaced from the Kannur district in Kerala, capturing a man’s miraculous escape from an oncoming train. The viral footage shows the man lying on the tracks as a train sped over him near Kannur. He remained crouched without lifting his head until the train passed, after which he got up and walked away unharmed. The incident occurred around 5 pm on Monday between Kannur and Chirakkal railway stations, as the Mangalore Thiruvananthapuram train passed.

 

Following the video’s widespread circulation, railway police identified the man as 56-year-old Pavithran, described as being of “small stature.” A railway police official stated that Pavithran’s statement had been recorded. Pavithran claimed he had been talking on his phone and did not notice the train approaching. When he realised the danger, he had no time to escape and, in a split-second decision, lay down on the track, narrowly avoiding a fatal collision