On Wednesday November 9 , 2016, around noon, P&O Cruises ship Azura passengers were on a cruise ship excursion in Dominica when the excursion bus was involved in a head-on collision. Twelve passengers were injured, ten of the passengers were from Azura, one passenger has died.

The dead passenger is reportedly British as were all the injured.

Azura sailed from Southampton on Friday October 28, 2016 for a 14-night Caribbean cruise with more than 3,000 passengers aboard and just arrived in Roseau, Dominica earlier that day.

Azura had called at Ponta Delgada, Azores, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Castries, St Lucia before arriving in Roseau, Dominica. The cruise ship continued on to St Georges, Grenada and Bridgetown, Barbados, before returning to Southampton.

P & O Cruises made a public statement on their Facebook page, "We'd like to advise you of some very sad news. A bus operated by a shore excursion provider was involved in a collision in Dominica on Wednesday lunchtime. The bus was carrying 12 passengers, including 10 guests from Azura. The cause of the accident is not yet known. One passenger has sadly died of their injuries. Another 9 passengers were injured and treated at a local hospital, with the majority now discharged."

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