A TOURIST who lost both her legs after she was run over by SEVEN carriages of a New York City subway train was only saved from certain death by her bright pink top.
Visaya Hoffie, 23, needed double amputation surgery when she suffered shocking injuries after tripping onto the tracks at 14th Street station.
The artist fell onto the tracks at 14th Street station in New York
However, the Australian artist's life was miraculously saved by the distinctive outfit she was wearing for her night out in the Big Apple, reveal her family.
Visaya had been visiting a friend from back home when she took the tumble around 4am on January 11 and was struck by all seven cars of an oncoming train, reports news.com
But when another train pulled into the station about 20 minutes later the driver spotted her hot pink outfit in the dark.
“The bright pink color of her top is what alerted the engine driver of the second train to the fact that someone was lying across the track,” her mom Pat Hoffie wrote on Facebook.
She said that the local authorities told her that “it was a miracle" Visaya survived.
Her daughter still suffered numerous other injuries including head wounds and fractured vertebrae.
The Australian tourist is still being treated for her horror injuries in hospital
Visaya, from Brisbane, remains in the hospital where her mom says she is alert and “optimistic” about her recovery.
“Visaya is now off breathing support, and has started to eat,” she said.
“She is sedated but is optimistic and has already muttered, ‘I’m going to have to deal with this.’ ”
She also revealed the true horror of her daughter's shocking leg injuries.
“Her lower legs were amputated; she has multiple head wounds, a C2 vertebral fracture, a sheared vertebral artery, a skull depression and associated cuts and wounds,” the mom said.
“She has a pseudoaneurysm in the femoral artery leading into her brain and this is being monitored by the neck brace she will have to wear for many months to come.
“Miraculously, she shows no evidence of brain damage.
“I am currently in ICU with her where she is undergoing a series of procedures and further operations.”
Visaya's work was showcased at the Queensland College of Fine Art's graduates collection in 2016, under the name Visaya Bose.
Her mother Pat and late father Santiage Bose were both well-known in Brisbane's art scene.
See below photos of Visaya Hoffie before she lost both her legs in a subway accident.
