A man has been hit by a car while reportedly playing a real-life version of the classic video game Frogger on a busy US highway.

The Associated Press reports a 23-year-old man in Anderson in South Carolina was rushed to hospital after being struck by a fast-moving vehicle.

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Anderson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon believes the man yelled "go" to his friends before running into traffic on a four lane highway.

It's been reported no charges are expected to be laid against the driver, and the name of the man hit by the car has not been released. He is in a stable condition.

Frogger was a popular video game from the 1980's where the aim of the game was to guide a frog across traffic and a river without getting hit by traffic, falling into water, or getting eaten by alligators.