Mexican TV reporter and cameraman injured by skidding SUV during live report

A television reporter and her cameraman were injured when a vehicle skidded into them while they were reporting live from a rain-hit road in Monterrey, northern Mexico, on Friday, with footage showing the moment the pair were struck and the broadcast abruptly cut to the studio.

GamaVision reporter Alma de la Rosa Flores was reporting from a roadway in Nuevo León where heavy rain had caused a tree to fall and debris to spill onto the road. She was also covering a motorcycle accident linked to the landslide when a Jeep-type SUV lost control on the wet pavement.

The vehicle slid sideways before hitting De la Rosa and her cameraman, Cristo Martínez, knocking them against a stone wall and sending the reporter out of the camera's view.

Emergency response after live broadcast is cut

The incident occurred about 33 seconds into De la Rosa's report. As the vehicle entered the frame, she could be heard screaming after the impact, while Martínez was knocked to the pavement.

The live broadcast was immediately switched to the studio, where presenter Mario Gomez asked the production team for the location so emergency services could be directed to the scene.

“They were hit by a truck that skidded while trying to avoid the landslide. I urgently need the address, please, and if there is anyone nearby,” Gomez said.

Emergency crews arrived and treated both journalists before taking them to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. They were reported to be in stable condition.

De la Rosa later said she had not suffered any fractures, while Martínez sustained fractures, according to her Facebook post.

Reporter says she was warning motorists to slow down

De la Rosa, a veteran journalist with 35 years of experience, later spoke from hospital about the incident.

“I hadn't seen the footage, but I could picture it,” she said, according to El Financiero.

“I am grateful to God, to life, and to everyone who was concerned about us. I want to thank you all. We're doing better now,” she added.

She said she had never previously been involved in an accident while reporting live during her 35-year career.

De la Rosa also said she had been warning motorists to reduce their speed because the location had already been identified as an area where drivers needed to slow down.

“I was actually warning them to slow down a bit — we were in a spot where we had already identified that speed needed to be reduced,” she said.

“Unfortunately, this happened, but well, it's just part of the job.”

In a Facebook post, De la Rosa said she and her cameraman had survived “by a miracle”.

“My cameraman and I are alive by a miracle. … Thank God,” she wrote.

The incident came as heavy rain affected the area and created hazardous road conditions around the location where the journalists were reporting. The driver remained at the scene while authorities began investigating the crash.