These are the 10 Scottish roads with the highest number of fatal accidents

By Caitlyn Dewar

Published 20th Jul 2020, 16:45 GMT

Updated 20th Jul 2020, 17:30 GMT

Information provided by the Scottish Government to the Scottish Liberal Democrats, revealed that trunk roads taking people to the Highlands and North East including the A82, A9 and A90 saw the most accidents in which someone was injured or killed.

During the 30-month period there were 137 accidents where at least one person lost their life.

The figures show that the top ten roads in Scotland, by number of serious or fatal accidents (2017- summer 2019) were the following.

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Scotland's most deadly roads Photo: Skitterphoto

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. A82

The number of serious or fatal accidents on the A82 (Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William) between 2017 and summer 2019 was 73, making it Scotland's most dangerous road. Photo: Google Maps

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. A9

The number of serious or fatal accidents on the A9 (Falkirk to Thurso) between 2017 and summer 2019 was 69, making it Scotland's second most dangerous road. Photo: Google Maps

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. A90

The number of serious or fatal accidents on the A90 (Edinburgh to Fraserburgh via Dundee and Aberdeen) between 2017 and summer 2019 was 59, making it Scotland's third most dangerous road. Photo: Google Maps

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1. A82

The number of serious or fatal accidents on the A82 (Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William) between 2017 and summer 2019 was 73, making it Scotland's most dangerous road. Photo: Google Maps

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2. A9

The number of serious or fatal accidents on the A9 (Falkirk to Thurso) between 2017 and summer 2019 was 69, making it Scotland's second most dangerous road. Photo: Google Maps

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3. A90

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4. A77

The number of serious or fatal accidents on the A77 (Glasgow to Portpatrick) between 2017 and summer 2019 was 40, making it Scotland's fourth most dangerous road. Photo: Google Maps

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