Competing in London in 2011, he claimed to be 100, though his exact age remained a mystery. “I run while talking to God,” he said in explaining his endurance.

Fauja Singh, 114, passed away after suffering head injuries and fracturing his ribs in a hit-and-run accident while he was crossing the road at his native Beas village in Jalandhar around 3.30pm on Monday.

After the road accident, Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old Indian-British long-distance runner, was taken to a private hospital in Jalandhar, where he succumbed to injuries. He had started his running car