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B843 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44 collisions on the B843 from 1979 to 2019, with 70 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 11 serious, and 3 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B843 was on 6 January 2019.

Collisions since 1979
44
4,692nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
70
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
11
18 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
6 Jan 2019
Busiest year
1988
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B843

On the B843, 4.5% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2019

  • Fatal24.5%
  • Serious1125%
  • Slight3170%

Where the B843 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,692nd
Most casualties
4,580th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B843 accidents by year

Collisions on the B843 peaked at 4 in 1988, and none have been recorded since 2019.

Collisions and casualties on the B843, 1979 to 2019

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201911
201800
201700
201611
201523
201400
201300
201200
201100
201011
200900
200813
200700
200623
200511
200411
200326
200224
200100
200011
199911
199800
199711
199600
199500
199400
199316
199200
199122
199022
198900
198848
198736
198634
198511
198433
198311
198212
198123
198034
197911

When crashes happen on the B843

Saturday has the most collisions on the B843 (12), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (10).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (16%)
  • Tuesday9 (20%)
  • Wednesday2 (4.5%)
  • Thursday4 (9.1%)
  • Friday4 (9.1%)
  • Saturday12 (27%)
  • Sunday6 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (14%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (6.8%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (6.8%)
  • 9am to noon3 (6.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm3 (6.8%)
  • 3pm to 6pm6 (14%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (23%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (23%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (14%)
  • February4 (9.1%)
  • March7 (16%)
  • April3 (6.8%)
  • May2 (4.5%)
  • June3 (6.8%)
  • July4 (9.1%)
  • August1 (2.3%)
  • September4 (9.1%)
  • October3 (6.8%)
  • December7 (16%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Dark, no street lighting28 (64%)
  • Daylight15 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B843 crashes

On the B843, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph42 (95%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (50%)
  • Wet or damp18 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (6.8%)
  • Snow1 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway42 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B843 crashes

Car occupants make up 80% of the people killed or injured on the B843, followed by pedestrians (8.6%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant56 (80%)
  • Pedestrian6 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car48 (81%)
  • Motorcycle4 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (31%)
  • 21 to 258 (11%)
  • 26 to 3510 (14%)
  • 36 to 457 (10%)
  • 46 to 5510 (14%)
  • 56 to 651 (1.4%)
  • Over 752 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36 (51%)
  • Passenger28 (40%)
  • Pedestrian6 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B843

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B843

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B843 crashes by council area

All 44 collisions on the B843 were in Argyll and Bute.

Collisions on the B843 in each area, 1979 to 2019
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute4470211

Latest recorded crashes on the B843

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B843, from 30 January 1988 to 6 January 2019.

Severity