Man miraculously survives iron rod piercing his skull

The long iron road speared through the 21-year-old construction worker's entire head in central India.

Pole head. Source: CNN

A 21-year-old man from central India has miraculously survived being impaled by an iron rod, narrowly avoiding traumatic injury. 

Sanjay Bahe from Balaghat, India was repairing a well at a construction site in Madhya Pradesh when he reportedly fell and an iron rod pierced his skull. 

The rod was removed safely with hardly any bleeding or injury to the surrounding area. Source: CNN

He was taken to a hospital and transferred to a specialist facility for surgery. 

A team of six doctors removed the rod, which luckily didn't hit any major blood vessels in the brain.

Sanjay Bahe was doing some repair work at a construction site when he fell down a well and the rod went straight through his head. Source: CNN

Doctors said the man didn't suffer any brain trauma and quickly regained consciousness within a few hours.

He should be able to return home within a few days.