Kolkata, Nov 15 || Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a pick-up van on a bridge over the Teesta river in Jalpaiguri district of north Bengal, police said on Saturday.
The accident occurred late Friday night in the Balapara area.
According to police, two people died on the spot, while another was thrown into the river due to the impact of the collision.
He had been missing since the accident. His body was recovered from the river on Saturday morning, eight hours after the incident, police said.
Following the incident, police officers arrived at the scene and initiated an investigation into the matter. It is suspected that this accident may have occurred due to the loss of control by either one of the vehicles.