A CYCLIST left seriously injured after a hit and run crash involving another cyclist wants to thank the good samaritans who came to her rescue.

Single mum Vanda Rinkeviciute has spoken about her harrowing ordeal whilst being treated on the cardiac ward in Leighton Hospital.

The 28-year-old housekeeper was riding home from Northwich railway station after being at work shortly before 2pm last Thursday when she was knocked off her bike.

The crash happened as she crossed the traffic light junction on Station Road.

"It was a green light for me," said Vanda, of Navigation Road in Northwich. "I didn't see anyone coming but someone on an orange bike hit me to the side.

"I remember flying through the air and hitting my head on the ground.

"After that I blacked out but then I remember people dragging me off the road. I am really thankful to one man who said he was a first aider and kept talking to me.

"I want to say a massive thank you to the people who looked after me while I was waiting for an ambulance."

Initially, medics feared she was critically injured.

"I was in so much pain they thought I might have a skull or neck fracture," said Vanda.

"From the injuries done to me they thought I'd been hit by a motorbike or a scooter."

Tests revealed that the Lithuanian born cyclist had suffered concussion and extensive internal injuries.

"Luckily I had no broken bones just massive soft tissue bruises and liquid behind my heart," she said.

"My heart and chest are bruised. They were worried that I might have a heart attack but now they hope I can go home and have more tests in the coming months.

"The nurses here are amazing. I want to thank them, they have looked after me very well."

Vanda moved to Northwich from London three years ago and recently visited Lithuania on holiday and left her seven-year-old daughter Smilte Olivia to spend some time with her dad.

"These injuries have really shaken me," she said. "It made me think what would have happened if I had been hit by a car? I am a single mum with a young daughter.

"After three years here I felt isolated and lonely but after this accident so many people have been in touch with me asking how I am.

"It is a touching feeling that someone does really care.

"People have kindly offered to replace my bike but I don't think I will be going back on the road in a rush. I am going to get a helmet.

"I can't thank enough the people who helped me. I am very grateful to the Northwich community."

Cheshire Police has confirmed that a cyclist gave himself up after an appeal was made.

A police spokesman said: "A 22-year-old man from Hartford attended Northwich Police Station and said he was involved in the incident. He has not been arrested or charged but will be interviewed by the investigating officer."