A vehicle on high speed on Friday crushed a woman to death in Aramoko Ekiti.

Information reaching WuzupNigeria said that the incident sparked a protest in the town.

Sources said the okada conveying the rider and the woman was crushed by a vehicle.

Angered by the incident, the people of Aramoko took to the streets to protest the killing of one of them allegedly through the recklessness of the driver of the vehicle.

The protesters were said to have barricaded the major road in the community thus leaving in its trail heavy traffic build up along the ever-busy highway.

Although the sources could not ascertain the identity of the deceased woman, they said she was a resident, hence the reason for the solidarity and protest.

The Police Public Relations Officer for Ekiti State Police Command, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident, said,

“The driver of the vehicle is already in the police custody for further investigations. The remains of the deceased person have been deposited in the morgue”.