HAMMOND — The Hammond Police Department has released the identities of two people who died in a motorcycle crash on Saturday evening.

The two were identified as 31-year-old Kaleb Bishop of Hammond and 33-year-old Brittany Novak of Albany.

Police say the crash happened around 6:45 p.m. when the motorcycle attempted to improperly pass a vehicle in the intersection before striking it at a high rate of speed. 

According to officials, both the driver and the passenger were ejected from the motorcycle and landed off the roadway. Both were declared dead at the scene.