Concerned Bonhill residents are calling for traffic calming measures in the area before a child is seriously injured.

One family’s beloved ginger cat Luna was knocked down and killed on Main Street in November.

Emma Ross, mum to a nine-year-old boy, says it’s time that West Dunbartonshire Council does something to tackle this problem because next time it might be a child that gets killed.

She and several other residents have contacted the council numerous times to ask for traffic calming measures such as speed bumps to be put in place on Main Street and Third Avenue.

Many of the roads have a 20 MPH speed limit in place - but Emma says most people drive much faster than this.

Emma, 35, of Third Avenue, Old Bonhill, said: “Cars are racing through our estate to make up lost time after getting stuck in traffic.

“It’s really dangerous.

“We were devastated to lose our cat.

“The person who did this didn’t even stop and we got a call from the SSPCA to say our cat had been killed."

Emma says motorists have been avoiding Bonhill Bridge because of the roadworks which sprung up in the process of a filter lane being created.

She claims that the work, which started in October and ran until December, was causing delays of at least ten minutes and drivers have been using Third Avenue, Napierston Road and Main Street as short cuts.

She added: “The roads are too narrow and filled with parked cars each side.

“Children often come out from between the parked cars to cross the road.

“I’m worried that next time it could be a child that gets knocked down.”

Emma also told us she is worried that the problem will get worse again because the roadworks are due to resume at Bonhill Bridge this month.

A spokesperson for West Dunbartonshire Council said: “All requests for traffic calming measures are carefully considered.”