Man Survives Being Run Over by a Train While Sleeping Near Tracks: Watch the Harrowing Footage
A man survived being struck by a train after he “fell asleep” on the tracks.
Juan Carlos Tello, 28, was struck by a cargo train in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, March 8, while “apparently” in a “state of intoxication,” General Javier Avalos of the town of Ate told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency, according to multiple outlets that shared the report, including Yahoo News.
Tello “fell asleep along the train tracks and did not feel the train coming,” Avalos added.
Harrowing footage of the moment that was shared by both the BBC and Al Jazeera shows a man — believed to be Tello — lying on the tracks and resting his head on the rail itself, with his legs hanging off an elevated portion of the track.
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Seconds later, as bright lights appear behind the man, and just as he begins to lift his head, the cargo train can be seen moving in the man’s direction before making direct contact with him. After briefly dragging him around, the man in the video then stumbles off the tracks.
Multiple witnesses — including someone with a hard hat and a flashlight, and another person who appeared to be driving a passing vehicle — can then be seen checking on the individual, who eventually was able to stand up on his own.
A photo shared by the BBC at the end of the clip shows the man with a bandaged arm injury wearing a yellow jacket with blood on his cargo shorts as he was being assisted by officials.
“The train knocked him over but through some miracle did not kill him,” Avalos told the AFP, per Yahoo News.
The local security official added that the train was en route to the Peruvian Andes and stopped quickly after hitting the individual, who reportedly only suffered injuries to his left arm. Al Jazeera reported that the victim had “minor hand injuries.”
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Per Yahoo News, a man was previously struck and killed by a cargo train while trying to cross the tracks at the same line in August 2024.
Before that, in May, four people died and over 30 others were injured following a collision between a passenger bus and a cargo train in central Peru, the Associated Press reported at the time.
The crash took place in the district of La Oroya, 110 miles east of Lima, per the AP.
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