Lucky man survives after being run over by train

BEIJING, Nov. 17 -- A north Alabama man is alive

after being run over by a train on Thursday afternoon.

Huntsville Fire and Rescue officials said a train

engineer spotted 61-year-old Arnold Romine lying across railroad ties. Witnesses

said the conductor sounded the horn and tried to stop the train.

Firefighters said by the time the coal train was

stopped, 8 rail cars had passed over Romine's body.

Miraculously, he suffered what appeared to be minor

injuries. He was later treated and released at Huntsville Hospital.

It's unclear why Romine was lying on the tracks.

(Source: China Daily)