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Pinneberg (dpa / lno) - A 23-year-old was fatally injured in a head-on collision in the Pinneberg district.

Three other men suffered serious injuries, the police said.

For an unexplained cause, a 28-year-old with his car on the country road near Appen got into the opposite lane on Monday afternoon and collided head-on with an oncoming car, said a police spokesman on Monday evening.

The 28-year-old's car rolled over "as a result of the traffic accident in the ditch".

According to the police, a 23-year-old occupant and the driver of the car were seriously injured.

Another 23-year-old man died at the scene of the accident.

The 74-year-old driver of the oncoming vehicle was also seriously injured and taken to hospital.

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