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Meiningen (dpa / th) - A 44-year-old man died in an accident on federal highway 19 between Meiningen and Breitungen (Schmalkalden - Meiningen district).

As the police announced, a car came into the opposite lane early on Monday morning for reasons that were previously unknown, hit the side of an oncoming car and finally drove head-on into the 44-year-old's vehicle.

He died in hospital despite intensive medical treatment.

The 48-year-old who caused the accident and the 41-year-old driver of the side-rammed car were slightly injured.

An expert should now reconstruct the course of the accident.

The route was closed for several hours.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210426-99-357719 / 2

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