Many railway videos go viral on social media. Sometimes of crowds, sometimes of fights, but recently a unique video has gone viral showing a man sleeping on the railway tracks. Interestingly, a train arrived shortly after, and people were shocked to see this scene. Let's find out in detail whether the man survived and what happened next.

What happened in the video?

A major accident was averted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Monday afternoon. A drunk teenager fell asleep on the tracks of platform number 1. The incident occurred around 3:20 pm. This forced a local train (1169, heading V-36) to stop suddenly. Fortunately, the motorman spotted the man and repeatedly honked the horn to signal an emergency. The train was then brought to a halt in front of the man lying on the tracks.

Drunkards are the highest GST payers. 🤣🤣
A man in an intoxicated condition lay down on the railway tracks at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Monday afternoon and covered himself with a cloth.
He wanted to take a nap.
The train disrupted his sleep.
Later on, he was… pic.twitter.com/OvldulcJ04

— SK Chakraborty (@sanjoychakra) February 16, 2026

Sub-Inspector Vivek and Head Constable Rajesh Chitte arrived at the scene and investigated. They found a boy lying on the railway tracks. The boy was later identified as 18-year-old Avinash Prakash Kardile. Initial investigation revealed that Kardile lives on the footpath near the CSMT bus stand. He had gone to the tracks to pick up plastic bottles from the garbage but fell asleep due to being heavily intoxicated. Meanwhile, the boy has been taken into custody and taken to the police station for further investigation. A case has been registered against him under Section 147 of the Railway Act.

Meanwhile, a video of this incident was shared by an X account named @sanjoychakra. The caption of the video reads, "I'm seeing this for the first time." The video has already received millions of views, and thousands of users have commented on the video. One user wrote, "The government gets a lot of revenue from liquor! Kerala gets the highest revenue from liquor! This man is lucky to be alive! His drama of bringing a corpse back to life could become a horrifying reality!" Another user wrote, "So many people standing around making videos, but no one is picking them up. What kind of society is this? The person drinking alcohol is drunk, but are these conscious people any less stupid?" Another user wrote, "Crazy people."

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