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| Lamara Bell: Funeral for M9 crash 'ray of light' | Lamara Bell: Funeral for M9 crash 'ray of light' |
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| A funeral ceremony is to be held for Lamara Bell, one of two people involved in a car crash on the M9 which police failed to investigate for three days. | A funeral ceremony is to be held for Lamara Bell, one of two people involved in a car crash on the M9 which police failed to investigate for three days. |
| Her parents described her as "our sapphire in the waterfall of life, shining like a ray of light". | Her parents described her as "our sapphire in the waterfall of life, shining like a ray of light". |
| Ms Bell, 25, was found critically injured on Wednesday 8 July in a car that had crashed off the motorway near Stirling on the previous Sunday. | Ms Bell, 25, was found critically injured on Wednesday 8 July in a car that had crashed off the motorway near Stirling on the previous Sunday. |
| She died in hospital four days after she was discovered. | She died in hospital four days after she was discovered. |
| It emerged after the crash that it had been reported to police by a member of the public on the day it happened but officers only attended the scene after receiving a second call from a different person three days later. | It emerged after the crash that it had been reported to police by a member of the public on the day it happened but officers only attended the scene after receiving a second call from a different person three days later. |
| A review into the way the police handle calls in their control centres is to be carried out. | A review into the way the police handle calls in their control centres is to be carried out. |
| Ms Bell and her partner John Yuill were on their way home from a camping trip when they crashed down the embankment next to the busy motorway. | Ms Bell and her partner John Yuill were on their way home from a camping trip when they crashed down the embankment next to the busy motorway. |
| Lamara, who was found drifting in and out of consciousness, died from injuries which included broken bones and kidney damage caused by dehydration. | Lamara, who was found drifting in and out of consciousness, died from injuries which included broken bones and kidney damage caused by dehydration. |
| A humanist funeral service will take place at Camelon Crematorium Hall in Falkirk. | |
| Unbreakable link | Unbreakable link |
| A tribute from Ms Bell's parents, Andrew and Diane, said: "Her effervescent outlook in life was sometimes out of this world. | A tribute from Ms Bell's parents, Andrew and Diane, said: "Her effervescent outlook in life was sometimes out of this world. |
| "One of her favourite things in life, that only a few people ever knew about, was her love of the TV programme Sky at Night. | "One of her favourite things in life, that only a few people ever knew about, was her love of the TV programme Sky at Night. |
| "As a child she would sit with us in a darkened room watching as Patrick Moore would talk about the planets, moons and stars." | "As a child she would sit with us in a darkened room watching as Patrick Moore would talk about the planets, moons and stars." |
| Ms Bell's parents said their daughter had passed her love of the programme to her two young children, Alysha and Kieran. | Ms Bell's parents said their daughter had passed her love of the programme to her two young children, Alysha and Kieran. |
| They said: "Alysha and her mother were bound by an unbreakable link that only a parent can understand, they shared a love of horses and music. | They said: "Alysha and her mother were bound by an unbreakable link that only a parent can understand, they shared a love of horses and music. |
| "When both of them were on an exuberant day the noise levels could break sound barriers when they sang. | "When both of them were on an exuberant day the noise levels could break sound barriers when they sang. |
| "Kieran never left his mother's side when they were together, with shouts of 'Mum, Mum Mum!'. She would answer with a simple gasp of 'what?'. | "Kieran never left his mother's side when they were together, with shouts of 'Mum, Mum Mum!'. She would answer with a simple gasp of 'what?'. |
| "He would just look at her reassured and run off like Stewie from Family Guy." | "He would just look at her reassured and run off like Stewie from Family Guy." |
| The statement from Ms Bell's parents said: "We, as a family, miss our daughter each new day. | The statement from Ms Bell's parents said: "We, as a family, miss our daughter each new day. |
| "As a family, each night we mourn her loss with love. | "As a family, each night we mourn her loss with love. |
| "In the early morning our hearts shatter into a million pieces." | "In the early morning our hearts shatter into a million pieces." |
| A funeral for Ms Bell's partner John Yuill, 28, who was found dead at the scene of the crash, was held on Thursday. | A funeral for Ms Bell's partner John Yuill, 28, who was found dead at the scene of the crash, was held on Thursday. |