Mexico Reporter Warns Drivers to Slow Down Moments Before Skidding SUV Slams Into Her and Cameraman Live on Air

Gamavisión Noticias reporter Alma de la Rosa Flores and cameraman Cristo Morales were struck by a skidding Jeep during a live broadcast in Monterrey, Mexico, on Friday, 2 October. The journalists were covering damage caused by heavy rain on Avenida Morones Prieto, in the Nuevo Repueblo neighbourhood. Both were taken to hospital for assessment.

Presenter Mario Gámez later said their injuries were not considered serious, according to reports by El Financiero and La Razón. De la Rosa said afterwards that she had been warning motorists to reduce their speed because the crew had already identified the location as hazardous.

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El Financiero reported that the journalists were covering a landslide that had left a tree across the road. De la Rosa was also reporting on a motorcycle accident involving fallen branches.

Footage from the broadcast shows the vehicle skidding across the wet road towards the journalists before striking them. The live report was interrupted after the impact.

The collision turned the crew's coverage of hazardous road conditions into an emergency involving the journalists themselves.

Reporter Explains Her Warning

Speaking about the collision afterwards, de la Rosa explained that her warning to drivers reflected the conditions the crew had encountered.

'I was warning them to slow down a little. We were in a place where we had already identified that drivers needed to reduce their speed,' she said in Spanish, according to El Financiero.

She described what had happened as one of the hazards of the job.

Heavy Rain Disrupts Nuevo León

Rain beginning on Thursday night caused flooding and landslides in Nuevo León. El Financiero reported that the disruption also led to the suspension of in-person classes on Friday.

The crew's assignment involved reporting on the effects of that weather, including debris affecting motorists on Avenida Morones Prieto.

Those conditions formed the background to the live report. The available accounts do not establish an official finding about the cause of the collision or responsibility for it.

Viewers Ask About Journalists' Condition

The footage prompted concern on X, where users asked whether de la Rosa and Morales were safe after the collision.

'is she ok?' one user asked, while another wrote, 'Are they alright???' Other commenters expressed hope that both journalists had survived.

Some remarked on the sudden shift from covering an incident to becoming part of the story. 'When you trying to report the news then became the news,' one user wrote.

The questions about their condition were subsequently answered through updates from Gámez and de la Rosa's own comments from the hospital.

Journalists Reported Stable After Crash

After the vehicle struck the crew, Gámez asked for their exact location so emergency services could be sent. According to La Razón, de la Rosa was able to enter an ambulance on foot, while Morales was moved on a stretcher. Both underwent medical examinations following the impact.

Gámez later visited his colleagues in hospital and said they were bruised, injured and shaken, but had not suffered serious injuries. Early coverage included concern that Morales might have suffered an ankle fracture, but Gámez subsequently reported that examinations had not confirmed it.

De la Rosa also addressed viewers from the hospital, thanking colleagues and others who had expressed concern for her and Morales. 'I have been a reporter for 35 years,' she said, according to El Financiero. She added that both journalists were feeling better after the incident.

The updates described their condition at the time of the hospital assessments. They did not confirm when either journalist would be discharged or return to work.