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Fauja Singh, the man believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, died Monday in Punjab, India, after being hit by a car. He was 114. Singh was reportedly involved in a hit-and-run Monday while crossing a road near his “native village near Jalandhar,” per the Associated Press. He sustained severe head trauma and was taken to a local hospital, …

Jul 15, 2025, 08:33 AM ET LONDON — Fauja Singh, an Indian-born runner nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo who was believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car. He was 114. Local media in India reported that Singh sustained severe head injuries in a hit-and-run accident on Monday while he was crossing the …

The runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114. The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on …

Saurabh Duggal BBC Punjabi Pardeep Sharma/BBC BBC Punjabi met Singh in June at his ancestral home in Beas Pind village in Punjab state Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car in India at the age of 114. Police say Singh was crossing a road in the …