Blind man survives track fall as LA train arrives

LOS ANGELES: Authorities in Los Angeles say it´s "miraculous" that a blind man escaped uninjured after falling onto the tracks at a subway station as a train was arriving.

The driver of the Los Angeles Metro Red Line train hit the brakes when the man fell from the platform Thursday, but the train didn´t stop until the second car had passed over the 47-year-old.

Metro spokesman Paul Gonzales says the man "lay flat as the train passed over him" and was untouched as a result.

Gonzales says it´s "a miraculous occurrence."

A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department says the man had no obvious injuries, but he was taken to a hospital as a precaution. (AP)