A senior citizen was mowed down by a speeding private bus in Ramamurthy Nagar on Wednesday morning.
The dead, Padmamma, 63, was a resident of Banashankari. The accident occurred when she was returning home after visiting her niece at Bank Colony in Ramamurthy Nagar and was trying to cross the road.
The driver of the private bus abandoned the vehicle after the accident and fled the scene.
Police are searching for him.
Published 18 September 2013, 18:58 IST