Jalandhar, July 16 -- A day after centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh died in an accident, the Jalandhar rural police have identified a Toyota Fortuner as the vehicle that hit the 'Turbaned Tornado' while he was crossing the road near his village in Jalandhar district.

According to officials, privy to the probe, the suspected driver has been apprehended and his identity will be disclosed later, however, there was no official word on it.

Jalandhar rural senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harvinder Singh Virk said that the cops have identified the vehicle with a registration number, PB 20C 7100 through CCTV footage.

"The vehicle was identified after a thorough scan of all the CCTV camera footage collected by the police. The driver...