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Spartanburg police officers said reports of a man getting run over by a train ended with a miracle."Of course, we thought the worst," said Capt. Art Littlejohn.It happened Wednesday just after 10 p.m. at Crescent and South Irwin avenues.Police said they got to the scene and eventually found a man asleep on the tracks under the third rail car behind the engine.Police said they had to wake him up, despite the fact that the engine and a few cars passed over him.Officers said the man's alcoholic beverage container was next to him, unspilled.In dashcam video released to WYFF News4's Mike McCormick, you can see officers holding the man up as they walk him to a stretcher.Police said the man was not hurt, but had to stay in the hospital because of his blood pressure."It was actually unbelievable that he had no injuries at all," Littlejohn said.Officers ticketed the man for public drunk and trespassing on railroad property."It's still something that's totally avoidable if they would just stay off the tracks," said Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger, who's worked several accidents involving pedestrians and trains in the last year and a half. "If you're on railroad tracks, you're trespassing and also taking your life in your own hands."In a statement from CSX, the railroad company involved in the incident, spokesman Kristin Seay wrote, "Safety is our first priority at CSX. We ask the public to remember that railroad property is private property. Standing, walking or riding near the tracks is illegal and very dangerous. We urge pedestrians to stay far away from railroad property for personal safety reasons and remind drivers to use caution at railroad crossings. "