As part of the job, Peter is often required to get right in among the wreckage.

But the WIN Television cameraman said he had been to so many crashes in his 15 years in the industry, that his emotions were rarely roused and it was now just part of the job.

``I initially found it quite difficult (to film crashes) but over the time you get a thick skin,'' he said.

``It can get to you though, for me it's when it involves kids, otherwise it's just part of the job and you need to stay detached.''

However one particular job stands out in Peter's mind.

``There was one I went to and afterwards I found out there was a kid involved,'' he said.

``That quietened me down for a couple of days.

``I don't notice it but sometimes I'll go home and my wife will say `you're quiet tonight'.

``I think you would have to be a pretty hard case if it didn't affect you at all.''

Peter, whose job entails gathering news footage from across the Gippsland region, said he couldn't remember the last time there had been so many crashes in such a short space of time.

``Usually you'll get one crash then there won't be another one for a month or so, but we've had two this week alone,'' he told The Express last week.

Peter said the aim of news crews attending crashes wasn't to ``plaster grieving relatives on the air'' but rather to raise awareness about road safety.

He said seeing vehicle wreckages made him drive more carefully.

``Every time I drive home from one of those things, I drive about 10km/h slower,'' Peter said.

``If any of these things we show on TV will make even just one person think `I should slow down', then I think we have achieved something.''