(Van Meter, Iowa) – A collision in Dallas County Sunday afternoon, left on man dead and a teenager injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2006 Toyota 4 Runner SUV was traveling west on 360th at around 3-p.m., when it crossed the center line of the road and struck a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle, head-on.

The operator of the cycle, 39-year-old Jared Eklund, of Ankeny, died at the scene. The driver of the SUV, 16-year-old Judah K. Noble, of Waukee, was injured and transported by LifeFlight to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. He was not wearing a seat belt.

The accident remains under investigation. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.