A boy's quick-thinking saved him from death as a train passed over him in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

The incident took place on 10 December in Wadsa railway station located in the state's Gadchiroli district.

Video showed the boy lying flat in the centre of the train track as a freight train passes over him.

People on the platform watch in horror as the incident unfolded, before breathing a sigh of relief when the train passed by. The young man then got up and moved off the tracks.

According to reports, he was crossing the railway tracks when he saw the high-speed train approaching. He then lay down to avoid being hit.