Up to 18 people feared dead in Germany after bus collision with truck in Bavaria

One of Germany's worst road accidents after a tour bus carrying 46 pensioners burst into flames in a collision with a trailer truck.

"30 passengers were taken to hospitals, some with serious injuries. The others are believed to have died in the burning tour bus," which had been carrying 48 people, police said in a statement.

The bus carrying 46 passengers and 2 drivers rammed into the trailer in a traffic jam on the motorway A9 close to the Bavarian town of Stammbach.