Three persons died on spot after a vehicle rammed into a roadside tree on NH 31C near Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri on Friday morning.

Police have recovered the bodies. The victims are yet to be identified.

According to sources, a car was heading towards Nagrakata from Chalsa along the highway. The driver suddenly lost control and crashed the vehicle into a roadside tree near Panjhorabusty.

“There were three persons inside the car and all of them had died on the spot. Some liquor bottles were found inside the vehicle. We suspect that the driver was drunk and lost control while driving. We are waiting for the post-mortem reports. Information has been passed to different police stations so that the victims can be identified,” said a police officer.