The driver passing over the hit and the death of the oldest ‘marathon running in the world

Police in India arrested a man due to the death of Faugu Singh, The oldest in the world marathonIn case of hit.

According to police, the accused Amritpal Singh Jilon ruled a high-speed officer when he struck the 114-year-old British-Indian runner. Singh suffered critical injuries and died shortly after being delivered to the hospital.

The incident occurred in the northern state of Punjab on Monday, where Singh was in the afternoon.

Singh, a global icon, installed records, conducting marathons for several age categories, including when he was more than 100. It started working at 89 and running nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013 when he retired.

Police were also restored in white SUV, which was allegedly used in the incident.

The blow and mileage took place near the village of Fajji Singh, near the city of Glandhar.

Police said Singh was crossing the road when a vehicle hit it. The locals sent him to the hospital where he later died.

According to Indian media reports refer to the complaint to the policeThe runner’s life may have been saved if the 26-year-old driver immediately took Singh to the hospital.

Singh had a lot of records in his name.

In 2011, he was reportedly became the first person who was over 100, who graduated from a full marathon in Toronto. He also moved the Olympic torch at the 2012 London Olympics.

Despite his achievements, the Guinness could not recognize him with the oldest marathon because he had no birth certificate since 1911.

Earlier, the BBC reported that the British SIA passport showed the date of birth on April 1, 1911, and that he had a letter from the Queen, who congratulated him on the 100th anniversary.

The guiner said they wanted to give him a record, but only official documents can be accepted since birth.

Earlier, his marathon coach said in India in India did not issue birth certificates.

His treadmill and charity, Sikhs in the city, said his upcoming events in Ilford, Eastern London, where he has lived since 1992, will be a celebration of his life and achievements.

In his youth, Singh was often teased in their village in Punjab because his feet were weak. He couldn’t walk properly for up to five years.

“But the same boy who once mocked his weakness continued to engage in history,” he said at the BBC Punjabi in June.

Singh never went to school and did not play a growing sports. He worked as a farmer and survived both world wars and a violent division of India.

“In my youth, I didn’t even know that the word” marathon “exists,” he said.

He started working much later in his life, surviving deep personal loss.

In the early 1990s, after his wife’s death, Singh moved to London to live with his eldest son. But during his visit to India, he witnessed the death of the youngest son Kuldip in the accident who left him devastated.

Returning to the UK, Singh overtook the grief. One day, during a visit to a local Gurdwar in Ilford, he met a group of elderly men who were regularly held. It was here that he also met Harmander Singha, who later became his coach and his journey began.

Singh shot in international glory when Adidas signed it for its impossible in 2004 – nothing advertising campaign, which also presented legends such as Muhammad Ali.

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