A man in his twenties died after a car he was a passenger in hit a kangaroo early on Monday morning near St George.
Preliminary investigations suggest that at around 2.30am a car was travelling north on the Carnarvon Highway approximately 27km north of St George when it struck a kangaroo before hitting a tree.
A male passenger in his twenties died at the scene.
The male driver and another male passenger were transported to the hospital at St George with minor injuries.
The kangaroo was killed by the impact.
Police said investigations were continuing.
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