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East Lothian road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1993, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1992 (216), and casualties rose from 308.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,664 collisions in East Lothian.

Collisions in 1993
238
Up 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
328
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1993

2.1% of collisions in East Lothian in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight19180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight26882%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 238, up 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256980
20246178
202383113
2022103143
202190113
202082104
2019101130
2018127196
2017158224
2016157203
2015158220
2014179243
2013153207
2012169218
2011158206
2010199247
2009174230
2008194240
2007212264
2006217269
2005206284
2004215286
2003204279
2002223332
2001239342
2000254362
1999221338
1998230307
1997236337
1996264350
1995222293
1994233293
1993238328
1992216308
1991251351
1990281382
1989275387
1988278394
1987243344
1986288400
1985273376
1984265369
1983278357
1982275374
1981293403
1980304414
1979315468

When and where crashes happen in East Lothian in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February15 (6.3%)
  • March19 (8%)
  • April19 (8%)
  • May21 (8.8%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August28 (12%)
  • September19 (8%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November14 (5.9%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (73%)
  • Wet or damp53 (22%)
  • Snow6 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (53%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (41%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (56%)
  • Pedestrian73 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.3%)
  • Over 7529 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (46%)
  • Passenger104 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in East Lothian

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lothian ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1993.

Collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1993

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1993: 43, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14375114
2ndA199343615
3rdA198152613
4thB13488903
5thA609371211
6thB63556902
7thA60945600
8thB13615900
9thA10874401
10thA7204501
11thB63714402
12thA61373500
13thB13463300
14thB64143400
15thA61242201
16thB137721010
17thB63632300
18thB64152200
19thA681100
20thB13451100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1993

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1993: 52.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1993

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1993: 75.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years