Reporter Knocked Down By Car During Live Broadcast. Recovers. Continues Broadcast Like A Boss

Tori Yorgey has since reassured viewers that she’s fine, just "a little sore", following the shocking encounter.

An American news reporter has reassured viewers she is doing well after she was knocked down by a car during a live TV broadcast.

Remarkably, Tori Yorgey managed to bounce back and continue her live report after being floored by the vehicle on Wednesday night.

The WSAZ reporter was at the scene of a water break in the West Virginia city of Dunbar when shocked viewers saw her being mown down.

“Oh my God. I just got hit by a car, but I’m okay,” she exclaimed after the collision.

Wow, this reporter gets hit by a car, and rebounds to finish the live shot! 😂 pic.twitter.com/dbwKt5N1xc

— Lee K. Howard (@HowardWKYT) January 20, 2022

The following morning, Tori thanked viewers on Twitter for their well-wishes and reassured everyone that she was ok.

“Wow. I am flattered by the kindness and well wishes,” she tweeted. “I am feeling fine, just a little sore! Thank you all so much.”

Wow. I am flattered by the kindness and well wishes. I am feeling fine, just a little sore! Thank you all so much.

For the record: @WSAZirr couldn’t see what was happening in that moment. He is one of the kindest people I know, and was first to call to check on me. pic.twitter.com/kusuDnEvfG

— Tori Yorgey (@toriyorgeytv) January 20, 2022

She added that WSAZ anchor Tim Irr “couldn’t see what was happening” after he came under fire from some viewers for his apparent lack of sympathy during the broadcast.

“For the record: @WSAZirr couldn’t see what was happening in that moment,” Tori wrote. “He is one of the kindest people I know, and was first to call to check on me.”

In a subsequent interview with NBC Nightly News, Tori said she feared she was “going under the wheel”.

"I thought I was going under the wheel."

Tori Yorgey, a reporter for @WSAZnews in West Virginia, was struck by a car during a live shot: https://t.co/5wKlJqVGFZ

Join us on @NBCNightlyNews for more of her conversation with @kristendahlgren (check local listings). pic.twitter.com/qERJnwQWW6

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) January 20, 2022
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