<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's looking pretty relaxed now, nestled in the arms of his new human.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But last month, the only warmth Leo the stray kitten could find would be in the engine bay of a recently parked car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That car started moving through Sydney's West Connex tunnel at 80 kilometres per hour, throwing Leo to the roadway.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/finance-news-australia-anz-cuts-fixed-interest-rates/caa37d5a-0098-427d-a902-db9fc82f16b2"><strong><span>Big four bank jumps the gun on rate cut 11 days before RBA call</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The snoozing kitten was left to dodge the quickly approaching tyres of oncoming traffic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Seeing that poor little cat running across the motorway, might have been the most heart-stopping moment that I've seen," West Connex Operations manager Jill Collins said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Leo would chew through a clutch of his nine lives in just a few seconds, missing moving engine parts as he fell from the bay to the cold concrete below.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/kittens-miraculous-escape-from-sydneys-m8-tunnel/ebc0a843-ee2e-4e19-a807-c37d83bbb0c9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>You can watch the full story above.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>