In July 2025, opposition MSPs misrepresented the road traffic accident rate on the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness, with a view to politicising them in attacks on the Scottish Government.
From Collisions on the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness: FOI release Published 21 April 2026:
The total number of collisions on the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness, broken into a table to reflect every financial year since 2021-22
From the post pandemic peak in 2023/2024 of fatal/very serious and total collisions, we can see a dramatic fall in 2024/2025, contrary to that claimed in the media report at the top here, and what seems likely to be a further fall in 2025/2026 with only 14 in 9 months.
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Douglas Ross is no stranger to misrepresentation – he’s been misrepresenting himself as an MP on this social media account since May 2024.
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