New Delhi, July 17 - A 71-year-old woman doctor was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in the national capital Friday.

Rajeshwari Dewan, a resident of Safdarjung Enclave, was run over while she was crossing the road near Bhikaji Cama Place in south Delhi around 9 a.m., a police official said.

The woman, who was working with a charitable trust, died on the spot. The bus driver fled from the spot, the police said.