But unlike other roadside memorials, this shrine has taken on a life of its own.

A roadside memorial is a marker that usually commemorates a site where a person died suddenly and unexpectedly, away from home.

It is traditional in Ukraine to place a roadside memorial on the site of a deadly car or motorcycle crash.

A permanent roadside memorial was erected at the scene of the accident in early 2007.

Evidence for this can be found in the large number of roadside memorials.

A roadside memorial to the slain tiger has been erected.

Ellington is home to one of America's oldest roadside memorials.

Hours after the report was published a roadside memorial to the victim was vandalized.

The scene is now marked by a roadside memorial: flowers, a wreath, photographs and a note.

Bolton Council will shortly begin implementation of its roadside memorials policy.