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B944 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43 collisions on the B944 from 1979 to 2016, with 55 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B944 was on 16 July 2016.

Collisions since 1979
43
4,703rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
55
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
10
10 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
16 Jul 2016
Busiest year
1997
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B944

None of the 43 collisions on the B944 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2016

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1023%
  • Slight3377%

Where the B944 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,703rd
Most casualties
4,733rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,617th

B944 accidents by year

Collisions on the B944 peaked at 4 in 1997, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the B944, 1979 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201611
201500
201400
201300
201200
201133
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200511
200411
200300
200200
200137
200013
199911
199800
199744
199622
199511
199434
199311
199211
199111
199000
198933
198800
198700
198611
198523
198423
198311
198211
198145
198046
197911

When crashes happen on the B944

Friday has the most collisions on the B944 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (17).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (7%)
  • Tuesday7 (16%)
  • Wednesday6 (14%)
  • Thursday4 (9.3%)
  • Friday14 (33%)
  • Saturday6 (14%)
  • Sunday3 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (4.7%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (7%)
  • 9am to noon8 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (40%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4 (9.3%)
  • 9pm to midnight1 (2.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.7%)
  • February4 (9.3%)
  • March9 (21%)
  • April1 (2.3%)
  • May1 (2.3%)
  • June3 (7%)
  • July4 (9.3%)
  • August3 (7%)
  • September2 (4.7%)
  • October5 (12%)
  • November5 (12%)
  • December4 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight32 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B944 crashes

On the B944, 77% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph33 (77%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (16%)
  • 70 mph1 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (58%)
  • Wet or damp18 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway38 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B944 crashes

Car occupants make up 45% of the people killed or injured on the B944, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25 (45%)
  • Pedestrian11 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (16%)
  • Van occupant5 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist3 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53 (70%)
  • Motorcycle9 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (7.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2011 (20%)
  • 21 to 256 (11%)
  • 26 to 3512 (22%)
  • 36 to 454 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 553 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (7.3%)
  • Over 753 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29 (53%)
  • Passenger15 (27%)
  • Pedestrian11 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B944

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B944

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B944 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B944 were recorded in 3 council areas. Fife has the most, with 32, followed by Aberdeen City (6) and Aberdeenshire (5).

Collisions on the B944 in each area, 1979 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFife323807
2ndAberdeen City6802
3rdAberdeenshire5901

B944 crashes by town

Of the 43 collisions on the B944, 32 were in the built-up area of Buckhaven.

Latest recorded crashes on the B944

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B944, from 10 November 1989 to 16 July 2016.

Severity