A disturbing video has emerged which shows a teenager losing control of the wheel while talking on her phone.

It was released as a study from the American Automobile Association (AAA) revealed that talking to passengers is the biggest cause of accidents.

The teenager in the video was recorded on her dashcam speaking on her mobile and driving the car with one hand.

After a short while the car veers off the road and into a field.

According to the AAA study, the number of teenagers posting on social media while driving has gone up too.

And in the US, the number of teens involved in car crashes in the US rises significantly over the summer months, likely because more people drive.

Jurek Grabowski, research director for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, said: ‘Every day during the summer driving season, an average of 10 people die as a result of injuries from a crash involving a teen driver.

‘This new research shows that distraction continues to be one of the leading causes of crashes for teen drivers.

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‘By better understanding how teens are distracted on the road, we can better prevent deaths throughout the 100 Deadliest Days [the 100 days after Memorial Day, May 30] and the rest of the year.’

A similar study in the UK, conducted by tyre company Goodyear, found that half of young drivers in this country have been distracted by someone else in the car while driving in the past 12 months.

Around 80% said that passengers talking to them was the most distracting habit.

And nearly one in five young drivers said they’ve lost concentration on the road because the passenger was taking photos of them.