It is understood that three children are among 10 Australian passengers who have been airlifted to hospitals in Noumea and Brisbane following the head-on smash of their tour bus with a second bus that reportedly killed three Port Vila locals.
The passengers from Pacific Dawn, which sailed from Brisbane on June 14 on a 12-day ‘Pacific Explorer’ round cruise, were returning to the ship from a shore excursion to the Ekasup Cultural Village.