Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Mexico Reporters Struck by Car During Live Broadcast
A reporter named Alma de la Rosa Flores was telling viewers about rain damage in Monterrey.
Her cameraperson, Cristo Morales, was with her.
A vehicle skidded near a landslide and hit them while they were on air.
The broadcast stopped, and a presenter in the studio asked where they were so help could be sent.
Emergency workers treated both journalists and took them to a hospital.
They had minor injuries.
Alma later said she was grateful and starting to feel better.
GamaVision reporter Alma de la Rosa Flores and cameraperson Cristo Morales were hit during a live report in Monterrey.
The pair were covering damage caused by heavy rains when a Jeep-type vehicle skidded near a landslide and struck them.
The collision cut off the live broadcast; studio presenter Mario Gomez asked production staff for the location to guide emergency responders.
Emergency crews treated both journalists at the scene and took them to a hospital for further evaluation; they sustained minor injuries.
Flores, a reporter for 35 years, said she was grateful to have survived and was beginning to feel better.
- Who
- GamaVision reporter Alma de la Rosa Flores and cameraperson Cristo Morales were struck.
- What
- A Jeep-type vehicle skidded and hit the journalists during a live broadcast.
- When
- The articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Monterrey, Mexico.
- Why
- The vehicle reportedly skidded while trying to avoid a landslide as the journalists reported on damage from heavy rains.
- Reporter
- Alma de la Rosa Flores, a reporter for 35 years
- Cameraperson
- Cristo Morales
- Broadcaster
- GamaVision
- Location
- Monterrey, Mexico
- Assignment
- Reporting on damage caused by heavy rains
- Vehicle
- Described as a Jeep-type vehicle
- Injuries and response
- Both journalists had minor injuries, were treated at the scene, and taken to a hospital for further evaluation