A DELAHEY family is campaigning for safety barriers to be installed along Kings Rd, after a drunken driver crashed into their home last month.

The Bangayan family are lucky to be alive after a car veered into their house around 3am on 30 January, landing in their dining room and causing tens of thousands of dollars of damage.

The 28-year-old driver was driving down Kings Rd when he lost control of his red BMW, crashing it through the family’s back fence and sending it spinning into the house.

The incident has left the family of six traumatised.

Although the crash destroyed their kitchen and dining room, forcing them to sleep in a hotel, Joanna Bangayan says her family is just grateful to be alive.

“We were all home at the time so it could have been a real tragedy,” Ms Bangayan said.

“When I think about what could have happened it makes me shiver.

“If the car had just landed a few metres to the other side, it could have landed in one of the bedrooms and killed someone.”

The family say it’s not the first time a car travelling down Kings Rd has careered into someone’s back fence.

They are calling on VicRoads to install safety barriers along the road to protect residents from dangerous drivers.

“It’s bad enough to have a big hole in your house and all your things destroyed but the worst thing is, it could happen again,” Ms Bangayan said.

“We’re basically living in fear that the same thing could happen but this time, someone dies.

“There’s heaps of houses that back onto Kings Rd and we’re all in danger of this.

“It could happen to anyone at any time and the next time it could be fatal.”

Brimbank Traffic Management Unit Sergeant Rod Stein said police were aware of the dangers faced by homes edging onto Kings Rd and had urged VicRoads to consider installing barriers and other safety measures.

“We’re aware that there is a speeding issue on Kings Rd and we’ve brought these issues up with VicRoads,” Sgt Stein said.

But VicRoads Regional Director Nial Finegan said it was impractical to install safety barriers outside of all properties.

“As part of the Road Management Act, guard rails are installed primarily for the protection of road users, not private property,” Mr Finegan said.

Mr Finegan said VicRoads would work with the TMU to investigate ways to improve safety along Kings Rd.