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Robert White

Fauja Singh: World's oldest marathon runner, 114, from east London dies in road accident in India

London marathon runner Fauja Singh has died in a road accident in Punjab, India, aged 114.

The athlete – believed to be the oldest runner to complete a marathon – was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India.

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