Lieutenant Vikram Rathod (22) had just joined the vehicular traffic on the busy highway after coming out of the CME gate when the mishap took place around 11 am.

The Army officer was riding toward Pune when the truck speeding in the same direction dashed against his motorbike. Profusely bleeding Lt Rathod was shifted to the YCM Hospital. He was proclaimed dead on arrival at the hospital, police said.