On reaching Khind-Morjim, the rider lost control and rammed the bike into an electric pole at 12.15 am.
The impact was such that both sustained serious injuries and were later admitted to a nearby hospital at around 1.45 am. But the doctor on duty declared them brought dead. Sandesh was a working as police constable while Akshay Pednekar was employed at a private shack in Ashvem.
