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B888 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1980
30
4,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
46
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
12
15 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
15 Apr 2021
Busiest year
1982
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B888

On the B888, 6.7% of collisions were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2021

  • Fatal26.7%
  • Serious1240%
  • Slight1653%

Where the B888 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,903rd
Most casualties
4,827th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B888 accidents by year

Collisions on the B888 peaked at 4 in 1982, and none have been recorded since 2021.

Collisions and casualties on the B888, 1980 to 2021

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201511
201425
201300
201200
201122
201000
200912
200811
200711
200600
200500
200423
200311
200200
200100
200000
199911
199800
199700
1996210
199522
199400
199300
199200
199111
199011
198911
198823
198700
198600
198522
198400
198300
198245
198111
198012

When crashes happen on the B888

Thursday has the most collisions on the B888 (5), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (8).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (13%)
  • Tuesday3 (10%)
  • Wednesday3 (10%)
  • Thursday5 (17%)
  • Friday5 (17%)
  • Saturday5 (17%)
  • Sunday5 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (6.7%)
  • 6am to 9am2 (6.7%)
  • 9am to noon2 (6.7%)
  • Noon to 3pm1 (3.3%)
  • 3pm to 6pm8 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (23%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3.3%)
  • February5 (17%)
  • March1 (3.3%)
  • April5 (17%)
  • June4 (13%)
  • July3 (10%)
  • August5 (17%)
  • September2 (6.7%)
  • November4 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight20 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B888 crashes

On the B888, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (3.3%)
  • 40 mph2 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph26 (87%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (6.7%)
  • Other2 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (70%)
  • Wet or damp6 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (97%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B888 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the B888, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (70%)
  • Pedestrian9 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist1 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31 (82%)
  • Motorcycle2 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (5.3%)
  • Minibus1 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (17%)
  • 16 to 2013 (28%)
  • 21 to 257 (15%)
  • 26 to 353 (6.5%)
  • 36 to 451 (2.2%)
  • 46 to 554 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 653 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.3%)
  • Over 751 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22 (48%)
  • Passenger15 (33%)
  • Pedestrian9 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B888

Map of the 24 latest recorded crashes on the B888

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B888 crashes by council area

All 30 collisions on the B888 were in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions on the B888 in each area, 1980 to 2021
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNa h-Eileanan Siar3046212

Latest recorded crashes on the B888

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B888, from 6 August 1982 to 15 April 2021.

Severity