Just millimetres from certain death, a man skips out of the way of a speeding train as he ignores warnings at a level crossing.

After clambering over the barrier at the level crossing in Rainham, Kent, the foolhardy man then proceeds to stroll nonchalantly across the tracks.

Just moments later CCTV footage shows the train speeding by so close to him that it knocks his shoe off as he desperately tries to scamper to safety.

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