Mum Wins Battle For Road Improvements After Her Son Died at High Risk Junction

A mother has won her battle for road improvements after her five-year-old son was killed at a road junction.

Mum, Kylie Sparling from Brisbane, has fought to upgrade “high risk” road junctions after her son, Myles was killed at the corner of Anzac Ave and Narangba Rd in 2013.

A Department of Transport and Main Roads review found that almost 10 per cent of 1300 intersections investigated were considered “higher risk”, including the said corner where the boy was killed.

Now, the department has upgraded 47 intersections, and a further 65 will be finished by the end of the year.

Ms Sparling, who launched the Take A Second Look campaign in 2014, that called for a review of two-phase traffic lights, is grateful for this development. “This will stop another family going through this traumatic event,” she said.

The mum said that her son was killed when a truck driver turned left at the intersection as the walking signal turned green.

“The green man went, and the green light went, (the truck driver) turned left and drove straight over my son. He didn’t even see Myles was there,” she said.

Despite their loss, the family is now happily expecting the arrival of a baby girl, Emma, and the naming of a playground at Kallangur in honour of Myles. “We’re excited that Emma can come to a playground that has her brother’s name on it. It gives us a sense of place, that he hasn’t left us, that he’s here with us,” Ms Sparling said.

Moreton Bay Regional Council unanimously supported the application to name the new playground.

Source: Couriermail.com.au