German Man Barely Injured As Car Rolls Over Him

A 440 pound German man discovered that being overweight can be good for your health -- if you ever get run over by a car.

German police said the extra body mass prevented the 30-year-old man from suffering potentially fatal injuries when a Volkswagen Polo drove over him after he braked suddenly on his bicycle at an intersection and fell down in front of the car.

"It certainly helped him in this case. Someone smaller would probably not have been so lucky", said a spokesman for police in the western town of Gifhorn.

The man dislocated his hip, which local doctors put back in place, but otherwise suffered only scratches and a bloody nose from the underside of the vehicle.

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