Injuries Direct - Personal Injury Claims

A man in Indonesia has been awarded personal injury compensation after a cigarette exploded in his mouth.

Andi Susanto, 31, was riding his motorcycle with the cigarette in his mouth when it exploded, taking out six of his teeth in the process.

Mr Susanto, who is amongst the 60% of men who smoke regularly in Indonesia, vowed to give up his habit following the incident.

PT Nojorono Tobacco – the makers of the cigarette brand Mr Susanto was smoking agreed to pay £5million rupiah in personal injury compensation; equivilant to £335 and all of his subsequent medical costs.

A spokesman for the company said: “We are communicating with the police and still working on forensic laboratory tests. We do not put any strange materials in the cigarettes, so we think this is a weird case.”

The police are still investigating the incident; however there are no plans to recall the brand of cigarettes.