While there have been plenty of documented kangaroo attacks in Australia, it’s hard to imagine the animal lunging at the car as if trying to audition for some type of found-footage monster flick.
And yet that’s exactly what goes down on this Australian back-road. Initially, it seems like all the kangaroo wants to do is cross the street, but as soon as it comes across the light from the incoming car, it changes direction and the rest, well, see for yourself in the video below.
We think it’s best to just watch the clip because describing this type of attack kind of has us at a loss for words. Let’s just say that you’re not going to be expecting the action to go down the way it did. On top of that, there’s not much the driver could have done we reckon.
On a lighter note, this footage kind of puts a dent in Volvo’s Kangaroo Detection technology, which only goes as far as to apply the brakes automatically if the driver is unable to react in time.
However, the system does nothing in case the animal feels like starting a fight – in which case, the XC90’s surprisingly good pedestrian protection rating actually tends to work in favor of the aggressor.