Man miraculously survives being hit by a train during selfie stunt
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: An Indian man has miraculously survived being hit by a train after he decided to pose for a selfie on the tracks.
Disturbing video shows Siva, 22, posing for a selfie, standing very close to the tracks, as the train approaches him in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on January 21.
A voice can be heard in the background warning him that he is too close to the track. But Siva just says “wait” in response and gets ready to take the shot with a smiling face.
He ignores the train, which blares its siren loudly in warning.
As the train hits him, the image goes blank, but the phone continues to record the audio for over a minute catching the commotion that followed.
After Siva collapsed to the ground bleeding, the friends who were with him, rushed him to a hospital.
They later said he wanted to touch the train as it passed.
The 22-year-old is undergoing treatment at a private hospital for serious injuries to his head and hands but is said to be in a stable condition.
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Secunderabad Railway Police Superintendent Ashok said his staff noticed Siva’s stunt and had asked him to move away.
“He did not listen to the advice of staff at the track,” Supt Ashok said.
Siva has since been booked for trespassing.
