"Smokers cause expensive diversion after lighting up on bus from Halifax"

From The National Post:

Three people were arrested after lighting up cigarettes aboard a 508 bus from Halifax bound for an afternoon's shopping in Pudsey, forcing the bus to halt prematurely in Dudley Hill, a spokesman for West Yorkshire Transport said.

Two members of a family of four — consisting of two older adults, a 22-year-old and a 16-year-old — began smoking on the back row upstairs on the 11.40 service, due to arrive at Pudsey Dawson's Corner at 12.15, and three family members later became “verbally abusive”, said Daryl McWilliams, the vice-president of media relations for the authority.

Due to safety regulations, the bus was required to halt at the next stop, Fenby Avenue/Cutler Heights Lane in Dudley Hill, and the disruptive passengers were taken into custody by local police, he added.

He did not know what the offending passengers’ nationality was, but said they had their travel documents taken away. Mr. McWilliams expected them to appear in court on Monday.