The scene of this morning's accident

A mother of four was mowed down by a motorist while crossing Marcus Garvey Drive this morning.

The woman, Karen Barnes, a custom broker clerk, was crushed while she attempted to cross the busy roadway from a bus stop located near the Tinson Pen Aerodrome.

"She a cross the road from the bus stop and a car just lick har and then a trailer a pass and run over her," one woman on the scene said.

Barnes was killed just metres away from where she worked.

The incident sparked a massive protest from a group of angry persons who gathered at the scene.

The protesters complained that the bus stop where the lady was killed was placed in a dangerous location.

"We warn the people them that there needs to be a (pedestrian) bridge at the location," one woman said.

"They obviously don't care for poor and are placing people's life in danger," another man said.

Police from the traffic department are on the scene carrying out their investigation.