Fauja Singh, known as the Turbaned Torpedo and believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died at 114 after being hit by a car in India.

Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old marathon runner and Sikh icon, tragically died in a road accident near his village in Jalandhar. Known as the 'Turbaned

Centenarian long-distance runner Fauja Singh, widely recognized as the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died at the age of 114 in a road accident at Beas Pind near Jalandhar in Punjab. Reports indicate the Indian-British Sikh marathon runner of Punjabi descent was hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road in his native village.