A MUM who plunged 330ft off a mountain pass in her car says her iPhone saved her life - after it triggered a 999 call.
Natalia Sidorska overshot a bend while driving along the scenic Horseshoe Pass in Denbighshire, north-east Wales.
The 32-year-old shot off the road and plummeted down the mountainside - ending up in a fireball in a field.
Miraculously, Natalia, who lives in Liverpool, managed to clamber out and away from the wreckage.
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Dazed and confused, she lay down in the field and shouted at her Siri to call 999 - with no luck.
However, unknown to Natalia, her iPhone 16 Pro Max had shot out of the broken windscreen during the crash - activating its alert system.
This triggered a call to the emergency services, who were on the scene within 20 minutes.
The mum-of-one suffered life-changing injuries in the incident - but has thanked Apple for saving her life.
She said: "The impact of the crash was so massive, and even the people who were there with me were asking each other, 'How is she still alive? She should be dead'.
"I am just very grateful for the technology because if that crash detection was not on, I might have bled out - and no one would have found me.
"There are not enough words to express how happy I am that Apple technology is great."
Natalia admits she may have been driving her Honda Civic too fast on the 40mph road on June 14, 2025.
Unfamiliar with the layout, she was travelling too quickly when she reached a tight bend.
Recalling the crash, she said: "I went for a drive because that's what I normally do to clear my head, and that day I chose a road that I was not familiar with.
"At some point, there was a very tight bend, and it was too late for me to react, and my car just went over the edge.
"The car landed over 100m underneath the road, and when it landed, I opened my eyes, and I realised I was in my back seat and I was lying along the width of the vehicle.
"I heard that the car was on fire and I could not open the door. I eventually managed to escape.
"When I wanted to look at the car, the car exploded at that very moment, and then I decided I could not stand up.
"I decided to lie down after 30 minutes. The first person came, then the fire brigade, and the mountain rescue.
"At the moment of the crash, I was engaged when the rescue services were coming in, my fiancé came in as his phone screen turned red after the crash.
"His phone gave him a notification of the crash, and we found out that my phone triggered the notifications for the rescue service."
Lucky to be alive
Natalia says she is lucky to be alive after the crash.
She spent four months in hospital and underwent three operations after suffering serious injuries, including life-changing damage to her ankle and spine.
She had a talus bone, which forms part of the ankle joint, removed due to the infection she had that stopped doctors from using metal implants.
She now requires a wheelchair for use outside the house.
Natalia said: "I survived this, even though my car was on fire. I managed to escape with a broken leg.
"I am left with a lifelong disability.
"My leg is now shorter, and I don't know what is going to happen with my leg."
Natalia says she had her fiancé split after her first surgery, which left her homeless.
But she has since been offered a home by Liverpool City Council to live in with her 10-year-old son.
She's been back to driving since the beginning of February, using an adapted mobility car.
"I know that it wasn’t the car that failed me, it was me," Natalia added. I was very happy to go back to driving."
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