Fauja Singh, 114-Year-Old Marathon Runner, Dies In Punjab Road Accident

A case was registered following the death of marathoner Fauja Singh, who died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in Jalandhar on Monday.

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00:00veteran marathon runner for just singh died on Monday in a road accident he was hit by an

00:10unidentified vehicle while out for a walk in his native village in Punjab's Jalandhar district he

00:17was 114 the driver who is yet to be identified fled after the incident a case of rash and

00:25negligent driving has been registered he was out for a walk in Bias village when an unidentified

00:34vehicle struck him he suffered head injuries and was taken to a private hospital where he died in

00:41the evening the erring driver who is yet to be identified fled after the incident

00:50born in 1911 into a family of farmers for just singh was the youngest of four siblings singh began

01:02running marathons at an old age gaining the nickname turbans tornado for his endurance and athleticism

01:09he became the first centenarian to complete a marathon and earned multiple records while

01:15participating in international events singh was a torchbearer for the London 2012 Olympics he

01:24decided to run marathons for charity in 1999 his first such charity event was for premature babies

01:31in 2013 for just saying who was honored at a local school in fatigar sahib said that one

01:38of his goals was to promote the understanding of sick culture