RAC is warning WA motorists to be extra vigilant on the roads, with new claims data revealing animal collisions are continuing to rise. The first half of 2025 saw 2,648 animal collision claims received by RAC.
This follows more than 5,190 animal collisions recorded in 2024, a jump of nearly 10 per cent from the previous year.
Over the past three years, kangaroos have been the most struck animal, followed by birds and emus.
Meanwhile, car crashes with kangaroos continue to skyrocket in SA according to RAA insurance. It has received more than 2,100 claims for kangaroo collisions in the past year.
The insurance company says that’s a 44 per cent jump on the same period two years ago – likely due to the state’s lack of rainfall bringing kangaroos towards the road in search of food.
RAA has also analysed the last three years of insurance claim data to reveal which suburbs are worst for kangaroo crashes, with the biggest hotspots being busy regional towns.
Mount Gambier in the state’s South East recorded 64 kangaroo collision claims at RAA in recent years, followed by Whyalla (57), Port Augusta (53) and Mount Compass (47).
While the RAA insurance data shows 77 per cent of kangaroo collisions occur in regional areas, a significant number are also recorded in the outer metropolitan areas – highlighting the need for all drivers to be vigilant.