Pedestrian hit by moped live on TV

Pedestrian hit by moped live on TV

A news report out of London has gone viral and not for the story being reported.  As she was live from the St. Pancras station talking about the Eurotunnel closure that left thousands stranded, ITV correspondent Ria Chatterjee had no idea what was going on behind her at first.  As she commented on the chaos of the closure, a pedestrian was struck by a moped in the distance right on live TV. Chatterjee realized there was commotion behind and her quickly threw back to the anchor in the newsroom.  The cameraman filled her in on the accident that had just taken place.  
 
Someone who did take notice was Vine user Lewis Eyley. His quick video snippet got more than 250,000 loops.  And in case you’re wondering the status of those involved, Ria tweeted “The pedestrian and motorcyclist who collided during my live broadcast at St Pancras Station are both fine.”  In an ITV blog post, Ria wrote “I'm not sure exactly how many live broadcasts I've done in my career. But, I'm quite certain that was the most memorable one yet.”