A man who was shot in the head in Italy on New Year's Eve has reportedly survived with just a headache after sneezing out the bullet.

Darco Sangermano, 28, was rushed to Turin's Molinette hospital after being hit by a stray bullet, Sky News reports. The labourer remained conscious as he sneezed out the .22 calibre projectile.

Professor Sid Berrone, who carried out carried out a "tidy up operation", said: "He was a very lucky man, he could have been easily killed.

"The bullet went through his temple, behind his eye, entered the nasal cavity and then became lodged in his nostril before he sneezed it out. Amazing.

"He needed surgery just to clean up the wound and get rid of the bone fragments, but other than that he was fine and we expect him to make a full recovery, he won't even lose the sight of his eye."

It is thought that the bullet may have come from a gun fired in celebration, as is reportedly traditional in the city of Naples.

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