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A896 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 collisions on the A896 from 1979 to 2025, with 188 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 63 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A896, up 200% from 1 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
134
3,727th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
188
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
63
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 400% on 2024

Crash severity on the A896

On the A896, 3% of collisions were fatal and 47% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious6347%
  • Slight6750%

Where the A896 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,727th
Most casualties
3,688th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,629th

A896 accidents by year

Collisions on the A896 peaked at 10 in 1980 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A896, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202411
202300
202200
202123
202000
201922
201835
201722
201622
201500
201400
201367
201211
201123
201011
200923
200813
200734
200623
200558
200423
200323
200222
200123
200045
199958
199811
199733
199644
199512
199400
199334
199233
199158
199011
198946
198822
198722
198645
198546
198425
1983914
1982711
1981815
19801012
197967

When crashes happen on the A896

Saturday has the most collisions on the A896 (26), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (31).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (17%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (6%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (4.5%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (7.5%)
  • 9am to noon18 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm31 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm21 (16%)
  • 6pm to 9pm23 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.7%)
  • February9 (6.7%)
  • March9 (6.7%)
  • April10 (7.5%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July17 (13%)
  • August18 (13%)
  • September12 (9%)
  • October8 (6%)
  • November9 (6.7%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight100 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A896 crashes

On the A896, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 51% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph127 (95%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.7%)
  • Other9 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (51%)
  • Wet or damp51 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A896 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the A896, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (16%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian4 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.6%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car124 (66%)
  • Motorcycle28 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.3%)
  • Minibus7 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.1%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2539 (21%)
  • 26 to 3553 (28%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.2%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (59%)
  • Passenger73 (39%)
  • Pedestrian4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A896

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A896

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A896 crashes by council area

Of the 134 collisions on the A896, 133 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A896 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland133186463

Recent crashes on the A896

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A896, from 19 August 2010 to 10 October 2025.

Severity