Whitworth car flip: Nitrous oxide use and speed 'factors' in crash
Lancashire PoliceA driver was "very fortunate" to walk away with "cuts and grazes" after "speed and the use of psychoactive substances" led to a car being flipped on to its roof, police have said.
Lancashire Police said a black Peugeot 308 crashed on Tong End in Whitworth at about 19:20 BST on Tuesday.
A spokesman said it was believed "noz", a slang name for nitrous oxide, was a "contributing factor".
He added that the 17-year-old motorist had been given a summons to court.
Usually sold in small silver canisters and inhaled, nitrous oxide - which is also known as laughing gas - is the second most-used drug among young adults.
Sold legally, nitrous oxide is used for medical and commercial uses, such as making whipped cream - but is illegal when sold as a psychoactive drug.
In September ministers asked independent advisers to review the harm caused by the substance ahead of a review on making unlawful possession a crime in England and Wales.
