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Jerry Fisayo-Bambi

World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by a car

The Turbaned Torpedo, an Indian-born runner who was thought to be the oldest marathon runner in history, died after being struck by a car. The marathoner, whose real name is Fauja Singh, was 114.

According to local media in India, Singh sustained severe head injuries in a hit-and-run accident on Monday while crossing the road at his native village near Jalandhar in Punjab.

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