Although details about the accident are still sketchy, it was learnt that some of the passengers were hurt.
An 18-seater bus carrying potential pilgrims from Nasarawa State to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for Thursday's airlift to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Hajj has been involved in a road accident.
According to reports, the accident happened on Wednesday near Kara in the state's Keffi Local Government Area.
Although details about the accident are still sketchy, it was learnt that some of the passengers were hurt, Daily Trust reports.
It would be recalled that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday stated that pilgrims would not pay the entire $250 increase in airfare over the war in Sudan but $100 as the government had subsidised the other part.
The local airlines involved in hajj operations had requested that the fare be increased by $250 over the crisis in Sudan, which would require a longer travel time to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Sudanese airspace has been shut since the crisis erupted in April.
But speaking in Abuja during a training exercise organised for staff of NAHCON, state pilgrim boards and private tour operators, Zikrullah Hassan, NAHCON Chairman, had assured that the pilgrims would not be asked to bear the additional cost.