Woman crushed to death by speeding mini bus in southwest Delhi

A 28-year-old married woman, who was riding a scooter, was crushed to death allegedly by a speeding mini bus after it hit her vehicle in southwest Delhi's Mahavir Enclave area today.

The woman, identified as Dolly Kataria, was an anganwadi teacher who lived with her family at Sagarpur area, police said.

Around 8 AM today, the woman, accompanied by her uncle, was heading towards her relative's residence at Najafgarh area. The bus - which eye-witnesses said was carrying school children - hit Kataria's scooter from the rear side and allegedly crushed her to death, while her uncle suffered severe injuries, police said.
 

The errant driver fled the scene after the incident.

Locals called up the police control room and a police team rushed Dolly and her uncle to a hospital, where she was declared brought dead and her uncle was admitted, police said.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of law, and police are looking for the accused, police added.