Koala joey survives car crash, hides in engine

He and his mother were crossing a road when a car struck the pair, killing the adult koala.

But Eamon survived.

He was trapped in the car's grill and travelled 30 kilometres before the driver found him.

The joey was taken to Australia Zoo for treatment, one of the world's leading facilities for animal rehabilitation.

Adorably, he was admitted to the Wildlife Warriors koala intensive care unit.

Wildlife Warriors general manager Luke Reavley said Eamon has some abdominal bleeding but his injuries are treatable, and a full recovery is expected.

"He'll be with us for the next few days while our vets look after him," Mr Reavley said.

"Then he'll go to a registered wildlife carer until he's old enough to come back here and be released into the wild," he said.

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Wildlife Warriors founder Terri Irwin said the koala's journey has touched their hearts.

"It is incredibly saddening that this poor joey lost his mum in a traumatic car accident," Ms Irwin said.

"Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of everyone involved in rescuing this joey and bringing him to the Wildlife Hospital, there is hope that he will be able to return to the wild and live a healthy life," she said.

Unfortunately Eamon is not alone in his rehabilitation. The Australia Zoo has treated more than 10,000 koalas, many of them injured in road accidents.

"Little Eamon has been through so much," Mr Reavley said.

"And we get them everyday," he said.

Mr Reavley said we can all do our part to support endangered koalas by driving carefully on country roads at dawn and dusk.

"If you do find a koala in need - call your local rescue group, take it to the vet or bring it here to the Australia Zoo wildlife hospital," he said.

The wildlife hospital in Beerwah, Qld is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

"We're always open and willing to take any animal in need," he said.