A woman says she is lucky to be alive after a crash near Rivington left her car overturned.
Lydia Eatock, aged 21, said she and a friend were travelling close to Babylon Lane near Rivington when a "white car" collided with them at around midnight on Tuesday, August 11.
She says the impact sent her car spinning "five times" before it "flipped onto its roof" and somehow landed back on all four wheels.
Lydia, from Horwich, said: "It's just something where my life flashed in the moment.
"I keep getting flashbacks and hearing the noises, and I'm not able to work because I do a physical job.
"So there's no way I can work at the minute."
She said both she and her passenger suffered concussion, as well as aches and pains, following the collision.
Lydia says the other driver left the scene without stopping, despite the seriousness of the crash.
She said: "For all the driver knows, we were dead.
"Because I don't know how we survived that because we literally ended up in the middle of a bush."
Lydia said the white car was later found "abandoned" after she contacted police to report where it had been located.
She said she originally wanted to find the driver but now hopes sharing her experience will encourage information about what happened.
Lydia said she believes the vehicle may have been stolen and said she had also checked whether it was insured.
She said police attended the scene but claimed only one officer was present and that no ambulance was called.
Lydia said she and her passenger were not checked over at the scene, despite both later suffering concussion and other injuries.
She said the damage to her car is so severe that she believes it has been written off.
The crash has also affected Lydia's ability to work because her job is physically demanding.
She said: "We've both come out with concussion and aches and pains.
"But we've just ended up really lucky."
Lancashire Police has been contacted for information.
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