Six persons lost their lives in Nasarawa State on Saturday, as the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, visited the state to commission the party’s secretariat in Lafia.

The incident occurred when a bus conveying supporters in the presidential candidate’s convoy lost control.

Four of the victims died on the spot, while those that sustained injuries were rushed to hospital where two others died.