A blind man and his dog survived being run over by a train at the 125th Street subway station in New York City last week.

"He was just walking toward the yellow line and all of a sudden and we heard him say, 'Oh no!' and slip and fall onto the tracks," said eyewitness Ashley Prenza told Gothamist. Prenza was at the A train stop on 125th Street and St. Nicolas Avenue just before 10 a.m that morning. "Everyone started scattering to find someone to help him. Someone ran upstairs to find an MTA employee, and others were looking to see if any trains were approaching. The employee told him to stay still. We heard the train coming and everyone started screaming to try and stop the train, but it didn't slow down."

The New York Post identified the blind victim as 60-year-old Cecil Williams.

Witnesses told The Post that Orlando, an 11-year-old black Labrador retriever, tried to pull Williams from the platform edge before he fell. Once Williams was on the tracks, Orlando jumped down after him.

According to the MTA, after responders pulled them from underneath the train, both were taken to St. Luke's Hospital.

"The dog saved my life," said Williams to the Associated Press from his hospital bed, his voice breaking. "I'm feeling amazed. I feel that God, the powers that be, having something in store from me. They didn't take me away this time. I'm here for a reason."

"It is a miracle," sais Williams' girlfriend Cynthia to the Post while she was out walking Orlando. "I'm very grateful to God."

Guiding Eyes for the Blind, the Westchester County organization that trained Orlando, announced that it had received enough contributions for Williams to afford to keep his dog as a pet after he retires. Williams is slated to meet his new guide dog a few weeks.