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B793 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1981
41
4,739th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
49
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
16 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
11 Jul 2019
Busiest year
1996
3 collisions

Crash severity on the B793

None of the 41 collisions on the B793 were fatal, and 34% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2019

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1434%
  • Slight2766%

Where the B793 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,739th
Most casualties
4,795th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

B793 accidents by year

Collisions on the B793 peaked at 3 in 1996, and none have been recorded since 2019.

Collisions and casualties on the B793, 1981 to 2019

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201911
201800
201712
201611
201500
201412
201311
201200
201100
201011
200911
200800
200700
200611
200522
200422
200311
200211
200100
200011
199911
199800
199713
199633
199511
199411
199322
199222
199111
199011
198922
198811
198724
198612
198511
198411
198323
198211
198122

When crashes happen on the B793

Friday has the most collisions on the B793 (11), and 9pm to midnight is the busiest time of day (10).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (7.3%)
  • Tuesday5 (12%)
  • Wednesday4 (9.8%)
  • Thursday8 (20%)
  • Friday11 (27%)
  • Saturday5 (12%)
  • Sunday5 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (4.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am1 (2.4%)
  • 9am to noon6 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm8 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.9%)
  • March1 (2.4%)
  • April5 (12%)
  • May3 (7.3%)
  • June4 (9.8%)
  • July3 (7.3%)
  • August11 (27%)
  • September5 (12%)
  • October2 (4.9%)
  • November4 (9.8%)
  • December1 (2.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight29 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (9.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B793 crashes

On the B793, 66% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (34%)
  • 60 mph27 (66%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (63%)
  • Wet or damp13 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B793 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B793, followed by motorcyclists (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (22%)
  • Pedestrian6 (12%)
  • Cyclist3 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (2%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car41 (63%)
  • Motorcycle9 (14%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.1%)
  • Other2 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2020 (41%)
  • 21 to 256 (12%)
  • 26 to 355 (10%)
  • 36 to 451 (2%)
  • 46 to 555 (10%)
  • 56 to 653 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (6.1%)
  • Over 751 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (63%)
  • Passenger12 (24%)
  • Pedestrian6 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B793

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B793

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B793 crashes by council area

Of the 41 collisions on the B793, 40 were in Dumfries and Galloway.

Collisions on the B793 in each area, 1981 to 2019
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway4048014

B793 crashes by town

Of the 41 collisions on the B793, 12 were in the built-up area of Dalbeattie.

Latest recorded crashes on the B793

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B793, from 18 December 1992 to 11 July 2019.

Severity