India, July 14 -- Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old legendary marathon runner from Punjab and the UK, died at a private hospital in Jalandhar on Monday evening.

He was reportedly hit by an unidentified vehicle around 3.30 in the afternoon when he was crossing the road in his village Beas.

"My Turbaned Tornado is no more," Chandigarh-based author Khushwant Singh posted on Facebook, referring to the title of Fauja Singh's biography that he wrote.

"It is heartbreaking to learn that he lost his life today in a tragic road accident," Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria said.

Khushwant shared a video tribute too.

Fauja Singh said he was born on April 1, 1911. He could not walk until he was five years old, his biography noted. He grew up to bec...