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TV reporter finishes live report after getting hit by a pickup

TV reporter finishes live report after getting hit by a pickup

Television reporters often find themselves in dangerous situations; they cover crime, extreme weather, and other hazard-packed stories. One reporter learned about some of the dangers of the jobs by getting hit by a pickup on live TV — and she got up and went right back to work.

Posted on the NBC News website, the video shows 25-year old reporter Tori Yorgey covering a water main break in Dunbar, West Virginia. Seemingly shooting on her own, without a camera crew, she listens to the anchor in the studio as what looks like a first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche turns left and hits her, knocking her and her camera equipment down. Nothing suggests that the driver intentionally hit Yorgey.

Yorgey remains surprisingly calm and takes the incident lightly. "I just got hit by a car but I'm okay," she says. "That's live TV for you!"