A 14-year-old boy drove his dirt bike into the back of a tractor and died over the weekend in central Minnesota.

The crash occurred late Saturday afternoon on a street about 25 miles east of Little Falls and just west of Hillman in Morrison County, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Damian Hebler, of Hillman, was heading west on his dirt bike on 173rd Street, just east of 350th Avenue, when he hit the tractor from behind, the Sheriff's Office said. Hebler was dead at the scene.

The Sheriff's Office said it located a helmet near Hebler's body, and authorities believe he was wearing it. However, "we are still investigating whether or not it came off as a result" of the crash, authorities said Monday.

The tractor's operator, Kylee Hoheisel, also of Hillman, was unhurt.

Paul Walsh