The accused told the police that he did not know the man he had hit was the marathoner, and only learnt about it through the news, Indian media reports said

Amritpal Singh Dhillon, originally from Kartarpur in Jalandhar, lives with his family - mother and three sisters - in Canada, where he works as a labourer.

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.

Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, tragically died at 113 after being struck by a speeding vehicle near his home in Jalandhar. He was on his way to visit his family's eatery, a place built in memory of his late son.

He also shared, "I've been predominantly vegetarian my whole life. In the Sikh religion, we eat to live, not live to eat. In Punjab, the green belt of India where I'm originally from, most people eat what they grow – I attribute my longevity to simple Punjabi vegetarian foods, such as chapati, dal, sabji, and saag ."

Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): Legendary athlete Fauja Singh, popularly known as the Turbaned Tornado, died at the age of 114 in a road accident on Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway on Monday. He was hit by an unknown white vehicle while out on his routine walk and later succumbed to his injuries during treatment.

LONDON: Tributes are pouring in from across the UK for Fauja Singh, the oldest marathon runner in the world, who died on Monday after being hit by a car in his Punjab village at the age of 114. Writer and filmmaker Captain Jay Singh-Sohal told TOI ...

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,