Miracle man walks again

When his body was cut in two by a lorry in 1995, it was little short of a medical miracle that he lived.

He survived against all the odds; now Peng Shulin has astounded doctors by learning to walk again.

Skin was grafted from his head to seal his torso – but the legless Mr Peng was left only 78cm (2ft 6in) tall.

They came up with an ingenious way to allow him to walk on his own, creating a sophisticated egg cup-like casing to hold his body with two bionic legs attached to it.

Mr Peng, who has to learn how to walk again, is said to be delighted with the device.