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A990 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43 collisions on the A990 from 1979 to 2024, with 68 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 16 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A990 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
43
4,703rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
68
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
16
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A990

On the A990, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal12.3%
  • Serious1637%
  • Slight2660%

Where the A990 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,703rd
Most casualties
4,605th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,250th

A990 accidents by year

Collisions on the A990 peaked at 5 in 1989; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A990, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202200
202100
202000
201900
201800
201711
201600
201500
201400
201323
201200
201100
201011
200911
200800
200711
200600
200511
200400
200300
200200
200100
200011
199900
199811
199700
199623
199500
199445
199300
199211
199133
199000
198959
198812
198724
198624
198513
198435
198322
198225
198128
198011
197911

When crashes happen on the A990

Thursday has the most collisions on the A990 (10), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (12%)
  • Tuesday3 (7%)
  • Wednesday2 (4.7%)
  • Thursday10 (23%)
  • Friday9 (21%)
  • Saturday8 (19%)
  • Sunday6 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (9.3%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (4.7%)
  • 6am to 9am1 (2.3%)
  • 9am to noon5 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (26%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.7%)
  • February5 (12%)
  • March2 (4.7%)
  • May4 (9.3%)
  • June2 (4.7%)
  • July4 (9.3%)
  • August3 (7%)
  • September8 (19%)
  • October3 (7%)
  • November6 (14%)
  • December4 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight25 (58%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A990 crashes

On the A990, 56% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (56%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (42%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry24 (56%)
  • Wet or damp19 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A990 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the A990, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant48 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (10%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car52 (76%)
  • Motorcycle7 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2020 (29%)
  • 21 to 2514 (21%)
  • 26 to 356 (8.8%)
  • 36 to 456 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 558 (12%)
  • 56 to 652 (2.9%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.5%)
  • Over 751 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider43 (63%)
  • Passenger21 (31%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A990

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A990

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A990 crashes by council area

All 43 collisions on the A990 were in Moray.

Collisions on the A990 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMoray4368116

A990 crashes by town

Of the 43 collisions on the A990, 9 were in the built-up area of Buckie.

Recent crashes on the A990

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A990, from 8 July 1989 to 16 August 2024.

Severity