Come to think of it, that's a thing in Swedish as well - we could make the pun work there as well:

Två jägare träffades. Båda dog.

That joke used to work in English.

By c. 1300, of things, "to come into physical contact with, join by touching or uniting with;" also, of persons, "come together by approaching from the opposite direction; come into collision with, combat."

https://www.etymonline.com/word/meet

It still can mean collision or fight, but the context needs to be very clear. Two armies meeting on the battlefield, for example. Or two hunters met in combat.

That's why translation can be so hard, especially for poems, songs, comedy etc. Double meanings, metaphors, rhymes etc are often lost when translated.

So it's a misstranslated joke then. With that information it's kinda funny or at least it makes sense.

treffen.