Fauja Singh, regarded as the oldest person and the first centenarian to complete a full marathon, has died at the age of 114 after he was struck by a vehicle near his village in Punjab, India, media reports said.

The world's oldest marathon runner and first centenarian to complete a marathon was killed in a hit-and-run after being struck by a vehicle. "My 'Turbaned Tornado' is no more," Khushwant Singh, Fauja Singh's biographer,

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.

The nation of India and the world of marathon running was hit by tragedy this week as world famous marathon runner Fauja Singh was killed in a hit-and-run. But an arrest has now been made. According to journalist Gagandeep Singh,

Fauja Singh, the celebrated marathon runner, passed away at the age of 114 following a road accident in Beas, Punjab, on July 14. Tributes flooded in from fans and celebrities alike, including filmmaker Omung Kumar,