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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998, and 102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 1997 (54), and casualties rose from 89.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1998
71
Up 31% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
102
Up 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998

4.2% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998 were fatal and 32% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.2%
  • Serious2332%
  • Slight4563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious3130%
  • Slight6867%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 71, up 31% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday6 (8.5%)
  • Thursday11 (15%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (8.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.6%)
  • February7 (9.9%)
  • March6 (8.5%)
  • April7 (9.9%)
  • May7 (9.9%)
  • June6 (8.5%)
  • July1 (1.4%)
  • August5 (7%)
  • September5 (7%)
  • October7 (9.9%)
  • November6 (8.5%)
  • December10 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight37 (52%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (5.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry37 (52%)
  • Wet or damp26 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (8.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph16 (23%)
  • 40 mph4 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph50 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (75%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (20%)
  • 21 to 2513 (13%)
  • 26 to 3522 (22%)
  • 36 to 4511 (11%)
  • 46 to 5510 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 654 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.9%)
  • Over 753 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (54%)
  • Passenger37 (36%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.8%)
  • Minibus2 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.9%)
  • Motorcycle1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1998 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1998.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1998

The A859 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA859141804
2ndA857131913
3rdA865132107
4thA8886701
5thA8584401
6thA8663611
7thB8953501
8thB8922300
9thA8951100
10thB80271101

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1998

Stornoway had 9 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1998

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998: 22.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1998, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1998.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years