Germany: 20 die as cigarette sets fire to coach

At least 20 people died after a coach caught fire when a passenger illegally smoked a cigarette in its toilet.

Germany: 20 die as cigarette sets fire to coach

At least 20 people died after a coach caught fire when a passenger illegally smoked a cigarette in its toilet.

It was returning from a day trip to a farm near the northern German city of Hannover on the autobahn yesterday.

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