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Lamara Bell: Funeral for M9 crash 'ray of light' Lamara Bell: Funeral for M9 crash victim
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A funeral ceremony has been 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 has been 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". Almost 200 people packed out Falkirk Crematorium for the humanist ceremony led by Marjory McGee.
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 was held at Camelon Crematorium Hall in Falkirk. Many people were overcome with emotion as they arrived for the service, and it was standing room only in the crematorium as the song Hold Back the River was played.
Unbreakable link Ms McGee told those gathered that the service was a chance to "remember, pay tribute to and celebrate the life of this vibrant and spirited young woman".
A tribute from Ms Bell's parents, Andrew and Diane, said: "Her effervescent outlook in life was sometimes out of this world. Ms Bell was described as determined and carefree during her childhood - "a typical wee girl full of innocence and wonder".
"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. She loved the music of Peter Andre, and was fascinated by the night stars - her favourite television programme was The 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." She gave birth to her daughter Alysha in 2006 and then to her son Liam four years later.
Ms Bell's parents said their daughter had passed her love of the programme to her two young children, Alysha and Kieran. Mourners heard she was a young mother "in heart and spirit" who enjoyed having fun with her children by singing karaoke, playing games and telling stories.
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.
"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."
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.
"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.