A 16-year-old on his moped crashed into a car in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz and was seriously injured.
Shortly before, the young man had come to the opposite lane for an unexplained cause, as the police announced on Wednesday.
The exact course of the accident on Tuesday afternoon in Lutherstadt Eisleben is therefore part of the ongoing investigation.
Lutherstadt Eisleben - The 16-year-old came to the hospital in a rescue helicopter.
There were no other injuries.
dpa