A90 named the most dangerous road in Scotland

SOMEONE is killed or seriously injured on the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen every 10 days, making it Scotland’s most dangerous trunk road.

A total of 30 people died in crashes on the dual carriageway — which includes the notorious Laurencekirk junction — between 2013 and 2015, according to answers to parliamentary questions submitted by the Liberal Democrats.

The A9 between Perth and Inverness, which has seen average speed cameras installed in a bid to cut collisions, was the secondmost dangerous route with 67 fatal or serious incidents over the three-year period.

Lib Dem transport spokesman Mike Rumbles said: “Since 2013 we have seen year-on-year increases in the number of serious or fatal accidents on trunk roads under the management of the Scottish Government.”

There were 31 serious or fatal accidents between 2013 and 2015 on the A92 in Fife.

Willie Rennie, Scottish Lib Dem leader and North E a s t F i f e M S P, s a i d : “Transport Scotland has announced it will carry out improvements to the A92 this financial year and these figures show the real need for it. The timid plans for this year need to be bolstered so we can cut down the risk to life.”

A Transport Scotland spokeswoman said: “Scotland has some of the safest roads in the world and figures published in mid-June show we have the lowest casualty figures nationally since records began.

“In fact, the data for the … roads highlighted clearly shows a reduction of 16% in fatal accidents over the three years quoted. Not only this, these roads are the longest, with large traffic volumes on some sections, and the true casualty reductions should be welcomed.”