Koala gets behind wheel of car after causing pile-up on Australian freeway – video

A koala crossing one of South Australia’s busiest freeways led to a six-car collision as drivers abandoned their vehicles to mount a rescue of the 'calm' marsupial.

Nadia Tugwell  joined those trying to help the animal on Adelaide’s South Eastern Freeway near Crafers on Monday morning. 'When it saw me it instantly turned around to run backwards but the other lady was there and so we jumped it, bundled it up, and it ended up in my car because she had children,' Tugwell said.

While she waited for a koala centre rescuer to arrive, the animal made itself at home in her car. The volunteer released the uninjured koala back into the wild 1km from the freeway

• 'Quite a calm koala': marsupial gets behind the wheel after being rescued from Australian freeway | Wildlife | The Guardian

Mon 8 Feb 2021 17.20 EST First published on Mon 8 Feb 2021 06.43 EST

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