Ranchi: Three persons, including two bodyguards of the principal district judge of Jamshedpur, drowned, and another went missing after their car plunged into a dam in Ranchi late Friday night, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place at the Hatia dam under Nagri police station limits, Hatia Deputy Superintendent of Police Pramod Mishra said.

“There were four people in the car. We have recovered the bodies of the driver and two police personnel so far, while one person is still missing,” Mishra told PTI.

Preliminary investigations suggest the driver lost control of the vehicle, which overturned before falling into the water body, he said.

The car was travelling from Jamshedpur to Ranchi when the accident occurred, police added.

With inputs from PTI