Irish girl gets run over by 3 NY trains and survives

An Irish immigrant had a miracle escape in New York after being run over by a subway train three times — and living to tell the tale.

Irish girl gets run over by 3 NY trains and survives

Mary Downey only had a broken shoulder after falling onto the tracks at Time Square station

The 22-year-old, who was conscious the whole time, appears to have moved herself so she was in the trough between the rails as three trains careered overhead.

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