Teenagers Crash Car Into Uxbridge Pool While Driving To School

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UXBRIDGE (CBS) -- Two teenagers driving to school Wednesday morning made an unexpected detour into a neighborhood pool.

Two teenage girls escaped this car safely after crashing it into an Uxbridge pool. (Photo courtesy of Matt Gregoire)

Police say two 17-year-old girls on their way to school at about 7:30 a.m. crashed into a utility pole near 8 Easy Street, sending them through a yard and into a home's pool. The two were traveling on West River Road on their way to Blackstone Valley Technical High School at the time of the crash.

The two girls were apparently on their way to school when the crash happened. (Photo courtesy of Matt Gregoire)

The girls escaped safely through the 2002 Lexus SE's sunroof before emergency responders arrived.

The two girls in the car escaped through the sunroof. (Photo courtesy of Matt Gregoire)

Firefighters say the teens landed in the shallow end of the pool. They both refused medical treatment at the scene.

It's currently unclear what caused the crash. The car was towed from the scene.