Near Brisbane, Australia

A couple saw a mother kangaroo lying dead on the side of the road.

They pulled a tiny joey from her pouch and brought it to a vet.

Baby marsupials can survive in their mom's pouch for several days after she’s been killed.

Without mom, this hairless joey will need 24-hour care to survive.

That includes a makeshift pouch and special formula.

An estimated 20,000 kangaroos in Australia are hit by vehicles every year.