Fauja Singh died in Punjab, according to local reports, which stated that he suffered fatal injuries in the accident at his birth village of Beas Pind.
His death was confirmed by Khushwant Singh, Punjab’s former state information commissioner, who wrote the runner’s biography, The Turbaned Tornado. “My Turbaned Tornado is no more,” he posted on social media.
In an article by The New Indian Express, Singh’s son Harvinder was quoted as saying: “My father was going for a walk when an unidentified vehicle hit him. He suffered head injuries. We immediately rushed him to a private hospital; however, he succumbed to his injuries.”
His personal best was at a marathon in Toronto in 2003, which he completed in five hours and 40 minutes, according to Yahoo News.
