MONTICELLO TOWNSHIP -- A boy is dead after crashing his ATV Thursday evening.

The Wright County Sheriff's Office says the preliminary investigation into the incident shows the 12-year-old boy was driving the machine on private property and crashed.

Deputies were dispatched to the scene in the 1300 block of 120th Street in Monticello Township just after 6:30 p.m.

Emergency personnel performed life-saving efforts at the scene before the boy was taken to CentraCare Hospital in Monticello. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

LOOK: What are the odds that these 50 totally random events will happen to you?

Stacker took the guesswork out of 50 random events to determine just how likely they are to actually happen. They sourced their information from government statistics, scientific articles, and other primary documents. Keep reading to find out why expectant parents shouldn't count on due dates -- and why you should be more worried about dying on your birthday than living to 100 years old.

More From AM 1240 WJON