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East Lothian road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1994, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1993 (238), and casualties fell from 328.

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

Collisions in 1994
233
Down 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
293
Down 11% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1994

2.1% of collisions in East Lothian in 1994 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight18077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23580%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 233, down 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.2%)
  • February21 (9%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May19 (8.2%)
  • June18 (7.7%)
  • July15 (6.4%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September14 (6%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November20 (8.6%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (66%)
  • Wet or damp69 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (59%)
  • 40 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph83 (36%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (57%)
  • Pedestrian65 (22%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (12%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (50%)
  • Passenger82 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1994.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1994

The A199 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1994: 40, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA199404906
2ndA1335047
3rdA198172404
4thB1348141802
5thA60945500
6thB13455702
7thB13775600
8thB63555612
9thA60934401
10thA61244500
11thB63634501
12thB63714602
13thB13473300
14thB64142200
15thA10871100
16thA61371200
17thA7201101
18thB13611101
19thB13641100
20thB41411200

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1994

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1994: 51.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1994

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1994: 81.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years