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A943 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
100
4,039th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
144
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
23
30 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
25 Oct 2002
Busiest year
1979
19 collisions

Crash severity on the A943

On the A943, 2% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2002

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2323%
  • Slight7575%

Where the A943 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,039th
Most casualties
3,968th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,899th

A943 accidents by year

Collisions on the A943 peaked at 19 in 1979, and none have been recorded since 2002.

Collisions and casualties on the A943, 1979 to 2002

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200222
200111
200011
199900
199811
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199133
199034
1989611
198835
198747
1986712
198522
1984811
198349
1982711
19811216
19801722
19791926

When crashes happen on the A943

Sunday has the most collisions on the A943 (19), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (21).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday10 (10%)
  • Saturday18 (18%)
  • Sunday19 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am17 (17%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (3%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (16%)
  • 9am to noon8 (8%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (11%)
  • 3pm to 6pm15 (15%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9%)
  • February8 (8%)
  • March7 (7%)
  • April8 (8%)
  • May6 (6%)
  • June7 (7%)
  • July13 (13%)
  • August6 (6%)
  • September14 (14%)
  • October9 (9%)
  • November6 (6%)
  • December7 (7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight58 (58%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (39%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A943 crashes

On the A943, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph85 (85%)
  • 70 mph4 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (54%)
  • Wet or damp35 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (10%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A943 crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the A943, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (10%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car124 (78%)
  • Motorcycle15 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (22%)
  • 21 to 2528 (19%)
  • 26 to 3532 (22%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5510 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 654 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.5%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (66%)
  • Passenger43 (30%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A943

Map of the 22 latest recorded crashes on the A943

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  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A943 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A943 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has the most, with 82, followed by Aberdeen City (17).

Collisions on the A943 in each area, 1979 to 2002
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire82121219
2ndAberdeen City172204

Latest recorded crashes on the A943

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A943, from 22 October 1986 to 25 October 2002.

Severity