NEW RICHLAND — A 16-year-old boy died Tuesday when he was ejected from a car that went off the road about five miles west of New Richland.

Russell L. Witke, of New Richland, was pronounced dead at the scene on Highway 30 near 80th Street in Waseca County.

Authorities with the Minnesota State Patrol and the Waseca County Sheriff’s Office are investigating whether Witke was the driver or the passenger of the car, a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am.

No other details about the crash, including what direction the car was traveling or what time it occurred, were available.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva High School Principal Paul Cyr said as of this morning, the school had not made plans to provide grief counselors for students. School officials are waiting to hear about Witke’s funeral arrangements.

“Possibly when we know what the arrangements are, we can make that available to help people,” Cyr said.

His arrangements are pending at Friedrich Funeral Home in New Richland, which is part of Bonnerup Funeral Service.

Look to the Herald for more information as it becomes available.