lucky fcuker, lottery looks a cert for him.
Noah Hodgkiss, 56 - who is partially sighted and hard of hearing - dropped his mobile as he was crossing a rail bridge.
The divorc? scrambled down an embankment and was searching for the phone when the Cardiff to Birmingham passenger train hit him.
He was flung 40 yards - but escaped with a smashed pelvis, two broken ribs plus a fractured arm and fingers.
Noah said: "I was in the middle of the two tracks. Before I knew what was going on, the train was on me.
"I tried to leap out of the way but it hit me from behind.
"I was still conscious and as I looked around I realised I was under the bridge. I never heard the train coming because I am deaf in my right ear and the hearing aid I have for my left ear had gone flat.
"I have cataracts in my eye as well, that's why I didn't see it."
The driver slammed on the brakes after realising he had hit someone on Saturday evening.
Rescue services found Noah lying by the track in shock near his home in the village of Tibberton, Worcs.
He spent three days in the Worcester Royal Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Noah added: "I know I have been unbelievably lucky - and I will never go anywhere near railway lines again. I'm not a hero, I'm an idiot."
Noah Hodgkiss, 56 - who is partially sighted and hard of hearing - dropped his mobile as he was crossing a rail bridge.
The divorc? scrambled down an embankment and was searching for the phone when the Cardiff to Birmingham passenger train hit him.
He was flung 40 yards - but escaped with a smashed pelvis, two broken ribs plus a fractured arm and fingers.
Noah said: "I was in the middle of the two tracks. Before I knew what was going on, the train was on me.
"I tried to leap out of the way but it hit me from behind.
"I was still conscious and as I looked around I realised I was under the bridge. I never heard the train coming because I am deaf in my right ear and the hearing aid I have for my left ear had gone flat.
"I have cataracts in my eye as well, that's why I didn't see it."
The driver slammed on the brakes after realising he had hit someone on Saturday evening.
Rescue services found Noah lying by the track in shock near his home in the village of Tibberton, Worcs.
He spent three days in the Worcester Royal Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Noah added: "I know I have been unbelievably lucky - and I will never go anywhere near railway lines again. I'm not a hero, I'm an idiot."
....TW@
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