Shocking Pictures Show Man With Metal Rod Impaled Through His MOUTH – and He Survived

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These horrific pictures show how a builder became impaled by a metal rod through his mouth – but survived.

The victim, whose surname is Kan, said he was working on a building site in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China, when he heard a noise above him.

When he looked up, the huge iron rod went straight into him, through his mouth and down into his back.

These incredible x-ray images show just how far the bar penetrated his body.

Doctors said the rod had narrowly missed a vital artery in his chest which, if damaged, would have killed him.

The bar was removed during a four-hour operation and Mr Kan is no recovering in hospital.

See some other extraordinary x-rays in our gallery below:

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