A koala wedged in a car’s front grill on March 28, 2010, in Narrawong, Victoria, Australia. A lucky koala has cheated death after it was hit by a car. The vehicle struck the fully grown male koala near Narrawong in late March. The driver, who was traveling at about 80km/h, hit the brakes before collecting the animal with his Ford Falcon on the Princes Highway. Assuming the animal was dead, he was stunned to find the koala very much alive and wedged in the car’s front grill. The driver phoned Portland’s after-hours veterinary service before driving 15 cautious kilometers at low speed back into town. Local veterinarian Lisia Sturm was astounded to find the animal had survived without a scratch. The koala was cut from the grill with bolt cutters. It was kept under observation for the rest of the day before being released back into its prior habitat later that afternoon.