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A779 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 58 collisions on the A779 from 1991 to 2025, with 90 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A779, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1991
58
4,501st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
90
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
7
8 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A779

None of the 58 collisions on the A779 were fatal, and 12% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1991 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious712%
  • Slight5188%

Where the A779 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,501st
Most casualties
4,384th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,768th

A779 accidents by year

Collisions on the A779 peaked at 6 in 2012 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A779, 1991 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202211
202156
202012
201933
201811
201723
201611
201512
201422
201312
201269
201111
201022
200924
200823
200713
200623
200525
200434
200336
200200
200113
200023
199923
199839
199711
199600
199523
199400
199300
199211
199111

When crashes happen on the A779

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A779 (11), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (24).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (12%)
  • Tuesday11 (19%)
  • Wednesday10 (17%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday10 (17%)
  • Saturday6 (10%)
  • Sunday6 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.7%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (10%)
  • 9am to noon7 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm14 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm24 (41%)
  • 6pm to 9pm2 (3.4%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (8.6%)
  • February3 (5.2%)
  • March4 (6.9%)
  • April4 (6.9%)
  • May3 (5.2%)
  • June5 (8.6%)
  • July5 (8.6%)
  • August10 (17%)
  • September2 (3.4%)
  • October1 (1.7%)
  • November8 (14%)
  • December8 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight47 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A779 crashes

On the A779, 66% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 47% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (14%)
  • 40 mph3 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (16%)
  • 60 mph38 (66%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Other2 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry27 (47%)
  • Wet or damp27 (47%)
  • Frost or ice4 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (74%)
  • Roundabout15 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A779 crashes

Car occupants make up 83% of the people killed or injured on the A779, followed by van occupants (5.6%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (83%)
  • Van occupant5 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist3 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (7%)
  • Motorcycle4 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2012 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (17%)
  • 26 to 3516 (18%)
  • 36 to 4518 (20%)
  • 46 to 5514 (16%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.3%)
  • Over 753 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (68%)
  • Passenger29 (32%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A779

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A779

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A779 crashes by council area

Of the 58 collisions on the A779, 54 were in West Lothian.

Collisions on the A779 in each area, 1991 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian548407

A779 crashes by town

Of the 58 collisions on the A779, 5 were in the built-up area of Livingston.

Recent crashes on the A779

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A779, from 1 February 2012 to 26 December 2025.

Severity