Man dragged by train calls 911

TORONTO, July 13 (UPI) -- A Canadian man managed to call 911 on his cellphone as he was being dragged by a moving train in Toronto's West End, authorities said.

The man told police he had been drinking with friends in a parked container car when it began to move and his leg slipped through an opening and was dragged along the ground, The Toronto Star reported Monday.

The train dragged the man for nearly 3 miles, partially severing his foot, before police could stop the train and free the man, Toronto police Sgt. Tim Burrows told the Star.

The man, in his 20s, was hospitalized in serious but stable condition

"Trespassing, leading to misadventure, leading to ouch!" Burrows said.