Mexican reporter Alma de la Rosa Flores and cameraman Cristo Martínez narrowly escaped serious injury after a runaway SUV struck them during a live television broadcast in Monterrey on Friday morning. The pair were reporting from the edge of Morones Prieto Avenue when the vehicle hit them, with footage from the broadcast capturing the sudden impact.
Flores was conducting a live report for Gamavisión Noticias when the incident occurred. She and Martínez had been covering road hazards in the area following a landslide, bringing attention to the dangers faced by motorists and people near the affected stretch of road. The report was underway when the SUV suddenly moved towards the journalists.
The vehicle struck Flores and Martínez head-on, throwing them forcefully against a stone wall. The incident was captured on camera, turning what had been a routine live report into a dangerous situation within moments. The footage showed the journalists being hit while they were positioned near the roadside for the broadcast.
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Flores, identified as Alma de la Rosa Flores, is a Mexican television correspondent who was reporting from Monterrey at the time of the incident. Martínez was working alongside her as the cameraman for the broadcast, with the two journalists covering the aftermath and road-safety concerns connected to the earlier landslide.
The journalists had been reporting specifically on hazards in the area when they were struck, making the incident particularly significant because their report was focused on the dangers created by the road conditions. The sudden arrival of the SUV left them with little opportunity to react before the collision.
The incident has drawn attention after the disturbing footage from the live broadcast showed the moment the journalists were hit. Flores and Martínez survived the near-fatal accident, although the supplied information does not provide further details about the extent of any injuries or the circumstances that caused the SUV to lose control.
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