Upper body on one side of the track, hips and legs on the other. The upper body still moving, conscious and talking. Despite being cut in half by train, this Sri Lankan man is still alive. It’s just absolutely amazing how much human body can endure at times.

This video once again reminds me of the Vietnamese police officer who was cut in half in a traffic accident and lived for a good while without his bottom half, as well as this Somali man who was bagged while still alive.

Sri Lanka, similarly to its nearest neighbor – India has people riding trains without paying which often involves taking risks. Add to it the fact that many trains are old beaters with joints between cars sporting holes a full grown man can fall through, you got a receipt for disaster.

The 24 year old man in the video is said to have fallen from footboard of the train connecting Colombo with Vavuniya. His name was not released only that he was from Eluwa area in Veyangoda, Sri Lanka. The incident happened on March 17, 2012. Video is below:

Video below is a follow up by a Sri Lankan TV. The man – expectadly – died, the family is in grief. Many thanks to sohailjack for the video: