On April 3, a dramatic scene captured by a car's dashboard camera unfolded as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien County, Taiwan. Driving along the Su-Hua Highway, the earthquake struck suddenly, causing the earth to shake and rocks to tumble down from the mountainside. Two vehicles immediately halted their journey and began reversing to safety as boulders rolled dangerously close.

Unfortunately, the car in front was struck by a large rock at its rear end, while the car behind swiftly reversed, narrowly avoiding further falling debris. There’s no injury reported.

According to the statistics of the Taiwan fire department, the earthquake has caused 9 deaths, 821 injuries and 127 people trapped, and the deaths and trapped to be rescued occurred in Hualien.

The video was provided with permission from local media.

4月3日，中国台湾花莲县海域发生7.3级地震，一汽车行车记录仪拍下惊险一幕，当时车辆行驶在苏花公路上，地震突然发生，地动山摇，巨石开始从山上滚落而下，行驶中的两辆车立即停下，并且开始倒车避险。其中前车不幸被一块巨石砸中车尾，后车见状后加速倒车逃生，幸运躲过了其他落石。