A driver was seriously injured in a collision with a tractor trailer in the Mecklenburg Lake District.
As a police spokesman said on Friday, the tractor met the 19-year-old's car on Thursday on the narrow county road 67 near Wildberg.
The novice driver's car first collided with one axle of the trailer and then hit a tree on the right-hand side.
Wildberg - The 19-year-old came to a clinic, but should not be in mortal danger.
The car and trailer were so damaged that they had to be towed.
It was initially unclear why the driver came too far to the opposite side.
The 54-year-old driver of the tractor was uninjured.
The road was closed in both directions for five hours.
dpa