FIVE people were rushed to hospital after a car they were traveling in left the road and fell into a dormant acid geyser.
Authorities said the people involved in the crash were seen Thursday morning driving near the semi-century-old geyser’s thermal pool before the vehicle plunged into the water.
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Yellowstone National Park officials said CBS that the group managed to escape the 105-degree Fahrenheit acidic water.
Spokesman Morgan Warthin said the vehicle was submerged in about three meters of water.
The passengers were taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
After the accident, the road was closed to traffic while police and rescue teams pulled the vehicle from the water.
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Park authorities have not yet determined the cause of the incident.
The geyser is located near Roaring Mountain and between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction.
Semi-Centennial Geyser, which was the site of a massive explosion in 1922, has been inactive for more than a century.
In the statement, authorities thanked Hanser’s Automotive, US Water Rescue Dive Team, HK, Contractors, Resource Technologies Incorporated and Yellowstone Park Service Stations for removing the car “in such a quick manner.”
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