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• A baby koala has clung to his mother during her lifesaving surgery 
• The pair were hit by a car in Brisbane's west on Sunday 
• While baby Phantom was uninjured, his mother suffered a collapsed lung
• The six-month-old joey did leave his mother's side during her operation

The touching moment a baby koala nestles up to his mother during her life-saving surgery after she was hit by a car has warmed hearts at Australia Zoo.

The baby joey and his mother were hit by a car in Brisbane's west in Queensland on Sunday.

While six-month-old Phantom escaped without injury, his mother Lizzy suffered a collapsed lung and underwent emergency surgery to have it drained.

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The pair were run down by a car on the Warrego Highway at Coominya, The Courier Mail have reported.

Lizzy sustained a collapsed lung and underwent a procedure at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to have it drained.

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Her joey clung to her through the entirety of the operation and has been pictured holding her chin with his tiny paw.

Lizzy made it through the procedure and is currently on antibiotics.

Baby Phantom has not left her side and has been pictured perched on her head while she rests in recovery.