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A993 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 collisions on the A993 from 1979 to 2024, with 246 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 61 serious, and 3 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A993 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
174
3,417th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
246
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
61
70 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A993

On the A993, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious6135%
  • Slight11063%

Where the A993 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,417th
Most casualties
3,370th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
2,683rd

A993 accidents by year

Collisions on the A993 peaked at 15 in 1986; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A993, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202246
202122
202011
201900
201845
201711
201634
201511
201411
201315
201224
201111
201011
200922
200800
200733
200600
200558
200445
200300
200222
2001510
2000610
199934
199822
199756
1996810
199524
199466
199334
199266
199168
1990328
1989810
198856
198767
19861518
198556
198456
198367
198233
198145
19801315
1979911

When crashes happen on the A993

Saturday has the most collisions on the A993 (42), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (50).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (24%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am21 (12%)
  • 9am to noon17 (9.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm26 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm50 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm28 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.5%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April14 (8%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June15 (8.6%)
  • July10 (5.7%)
  • August10 (5.7%)
  • September13 (7.5%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November17 (9.8%)
  • December22 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight107 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (36%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A993 crashes

On the A993, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4%)
  • Other7 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (53%)
  • Wet or damp73 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A993 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the A993, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (57%)
  • Pedestrian50 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (81%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (11%)
  • 16 to 2042 (17%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4521 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.3%)
  • Over 7512 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (50%)
  • Passenger73 (30%)
  • Pedestrian50 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A993

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A993

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A993 crashes by council area

Of the 174 collisions on the A993, 172 were in Falkirk.

Collisions on the A993 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFalkirk172244359

A993 crashes by town

Of the 174 collisions on the A993, 123 were in the built-up area of Bo'ness.

Recent crashes on the A993

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A993, from 19 September 2009 to 2 June 2024.

Severity