A dog in Australia gave its owners a fright when it leaped from the open window of a car travelling through a tunnel in east Melbourne.
The terrifying moment happened Dec. 2 in the Mullum Mullum tunnel, which passes under Australia’s Mullum Mullum Valley.
Video shows the dog slide into a second lane of traffic after jumping from a vehicle, bringing the surrounding cars to a halt.
One oncoming car actually swerves to avoid the animal before coming to a stop.
EastLink, the company that operates the Mullum Mullum tunnel, said in a statement to Global News that if drivers “had not been so patient and skilled, the incident could have been much worse.”
Douglas Spencer-Roy, a spokesperson for EastLink, said it’s the first time they’ve ever seen a dog jump from a vehicle in the tunnel. But he said small Kangaroos or wallabies native to the Mullum Mullum Valley will sometimes “take a peek at the tunnel portals.”
Traffic, the company said, was moving at about 80 kilometers an hour when the dog vaulted through the car’s window.
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EastLink also warned drivers against keeping their windows open for their pets.
Traffic was reportedly held-up for several minutes as the owners rounded up the wayward animal and ushered it back into the vehicle.
Spencer-Roy declined to say whether police were investigating the incident.