27/03/2026
The craziest survival story that's beyond medical logic actually happened in Texas, United States, back in 2006. A freight train worker named Truman Duncan experienced a horrific accident that should've instantly taken his life. While on duty moving railcars, Truman slipped and fell right in front of an oncoming train. His body was dragged over 20 meters on sharp gravel rails before the massive steel wheel finally crushed and split his lower body, severing it completely at the hip.
In such a condition, with half his body destroyed, a normal human would've instantly died from massive bleeding or at least passed out from unbearable shock. But this guy's got steel nerves. Instead of closing his eyes, Truman remained fully conscious. With whatever energy and breath he had left, he calmly reached into his pocket, took out his phone, and called emergency services to report his body had just been cut in half.
While waiting for medical help to arrive - which took almost 45 minutes - he even managed to call his family to say goodbye. How did he medically survive this super extreme injury? The surgeons who treated him explained it as a horrific miracle. The incredible weight of the train carriage actually accidentally cauterized and clamped his major blood vessels shut as it crushed him. That's what miraculously prevented Truman from bleeding out on the spot.
Though he had to sacrifice both legs, his pelvis, and one kidney - undergoing 23 agonizing surgeries - this tough guy pulled through. Truman Duncan's story proves human survival limits can be way more amazing and terrifying than the craziest fiction movie 😊
