It was a normal commuter day for Prateek Kumar who jumped off the train to New Delhi to buy biscuits and a cold drink when it was stopped at Bagaha railway station, West Champaran, India.

But when the train began to pull away without him, he ran to jump onboard and slipped under the moving carriages.

Clever Prateek survived by lying down between the anterior track and the brick wall of the platform, onlookers said, and a video shows officials watching in horror as they wait for the train to pass.

"He was careful with his movements and stayed still, waiting for the train to pass," a local said. "After the train had gone, RPF cop Harishchandra Yadav came to the aid of the victim, getting down on the track and picking him up."

"Prateek Kumar suffered minor injuries and also had parts of his clothes torn in this incident."

It's a vital little survival trick to remember, and will likely be a human's only chance of making it out of such a situation alive.

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