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    Drunken German emerges unscathed from under train

    BERLIN
    Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:37pm EDT

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A drunken man who fell under a train after being jolted out of a nap at a railway station emerged unscathed from beneath the locomotive.

    Oddly Enough

    The 19-year-old had fallen asleep on the station platform in Cologne but was startled by the incoming train. Losing his balance, he fell in front of the locomotive, police said.

    "According to the man he fell exactly between the two tracks and just felt a light knock on the head," Cologne police said in a statement.

    The shocked train driver pulled the emergency brakes only to see the man emerge unaided from under the engine. He was taken to hospital for observation.
    Oddly Enough


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