Lynda Cartmill remembers her husband Colin, who was killed in a car crash in Hallam.
By Sarah Schwager
TWO years on from the death of her husband in a car crash, a Hampton Park woman is urging people to be safe on the roads.
The warning comes in the final months before traffic lights are installed at the Hallam intersection at which Lynda Cartmill’s husband Colin was killed.
As the anniversary of his death came around last Friday, Mrs Cartmill delivered a warning to drivers to be careful around the deadly intersection.
Since her husband’s death, Mrs Cartmill has witnessed another three crashes as she has been placing flowers at the intersection of Hallam South Road, Empire Way and Keppel Drive.
In September, the State Government announced $1.7 million to install traffic lights at the intersection.
VicRoads metro south east regional manager Steve Brown said a careful planning process had to be undertaken to successfully deliver road maintenance and improvements.
He said works were scheduled to begin mid-year and be finished by the end of this year.
Mrs Cartmill has continually appealed for traffic lights to be installed to stop other fatalities.
“It’s scary how many accidents happen there,” she said. “I still put flowers there to let people know something has happened there.”
Mrs Cartmill said she did not want other people to have to go through what she had.
“It never gets any easier. My five-year-old is now starting to ask more questions about her dad, which is really hard,” she said.
Mrs Cartmill, while still wanting the date for works to be moved ahead, said she looked forward to being able to celebrate when the lights did finally go in.
“We just need to warn people until then,” she said.
