Published 21:43 IST, July 25th 2019

Poor lost Kangaroo rescued after running amok in Australia's Wagga Wagga 

While most of us bear the brunt of usual traffic that engulfs the cities, a rebel Kangaroo decided to defy the traffic laws and skipped a red signal. Clearly lost, the marsupial was later rescued, treated for minor injuries and released. 

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While most of us bear brunt of usual traffic that engulfs cities, a rebel Kangaroo decided to defy traffic laws and skipped a red signal. Clearly lost, marsupial was later rescued, treated for mir injuries and released. 

incident took place in Australia's Wagga Wagga, where a 3-year-old eastern gray kangaroo was seen hopping on streets busy with vehicles and pedestrians getting on with ir routines. A video shows unusual sight of Kangaroo making its way through concrete jungle. Here it is:

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Apparently, young kangaroo skipped lights at Berry and Morgan street. Netizens cited various reasons and posted hilarious tweets as reactions:

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kangaroo, which was lost and likely scared, was eventually rescued hiding amidst shopping carts at a marketplace in Wagga. He was rushed to Kooringal Veterinary Hospital and doctors declared that he h suffered mir injuries. hospital in its Facebook post said that kangaroo was later released after being treated:

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Meanwhile, people have also appreciated doctors for ir efforts to treat young kangaroo:

"Wonderful news, great job everyone," a netizen said

"Just saw pics of this fella jumping downtown. Very happy to see him safe!"

"Omg he was a beautiful boy xx poor guy was pretty stressed by time we got re 😞 Lesley Winchester thank you for calling us and helping. Nurse Rhys thank you for transportation to clinic. Dianne Lane and John Palmer thank you for helping with release. Finally thank you to marketplace security for keeping crowds at bay. Good luck special guy"

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While some of m h a different take on him hiding near a market place:

"Did he get all his shopping done?"

" He just wanted to do some shopping 🛒"

A similar incident happened last year when an escaped kangaroo in Germany led authorities on a chase before jumping into a pool.   

14:30 IST, July 25th 2019