No casualties in Hualien building collapse: motorist seen in dashcam footage found safe

It is believed there were no casualties caused by a building collapse in Hualien City earlier today after rescue crews performed a thorough search using specialized equipment, and a man seen riding a scooter under the collapsing building was traced by police and found safe.

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Early reports on the collapse of the former Manbo Holiday Hotel included dashcam video footage that showed a scooter rider in the path of the collapsing building.

However, police traced the owner of the scooter and found him safe and well. Dashcam footage from a vehicle directly behind the man, named Wang, showed Mr Wang swerving left and accelerating away from the building as it collapsed onto the road.

The Hualien County Government has ordered the demolition crew responsible for the collapsed building to work through the night and have the road cleared by 10:00 am tomorrow.

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