Moment kangaroo cheats death as it leaps across path of 4x4

This is the moment a speeding kangaroo narrowly escapes death as it leaps in front of a 4x4 on a track in the Australian outback.

Dashcam footage shows the animal hurtling from the side of the road into the path of the oncoming vehicle, which is travelling at around 50kmph.

The driver of the car is stunned when the kangaroo manages to avoid serious injury as it leaps over the car bonnet before continuing on its journey.

The animal, which can travel at speeds of up to 43mph, narrowly misses the car’s bumper by inches but its tail whips against the radio antenna, snapping it in two.

The video, uploaded to Facebook yesterday, shows the surprised driver slowing down the car as he laughs in shock at what has just happened.