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East Lothian road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1999, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (230), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 1999
221
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
338
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1999

3.6% of collisions in East Lothian in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28283%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 221, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (10%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February11 (5%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May21 (9.5%)
  • June16 (7.2%)
  • July15 (6.8%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October17 (7.7%)
  • November15 (6.8%)
  • December23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (66%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (20%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (65%)
  • Wet or damp67 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (46%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (63%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3572 (21%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (47%)
  • Passenger135 (40%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1999

Map of the last 18 crashes of 1999 in East Lothian

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1999.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1999

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1999: 39, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1397057
2ndA199192424
3rdB1348121612
4thA198112602
5thA609381603
6thA61375701
7thB13475602
8thB63555800
9thB64144601
10thA60943501
11thB13453501
12thB7043401
13thA10872400
14thA61242300
15thB13612200
16thB13772300
17thB63692301
18thB64152301
19thA7021100
20thA7201100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1999

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1999: 26.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1999

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1999: 46.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years