India, July 15 -- While people across the world are mourning the death of 114-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh, the hunt is still on for the driver whose car hit and killed him in his village in Punjab on Monday.

Fauja Singh, who was nicknamed 'Turbaned Tornado', died on Monday after he was hit by an unidentified car in his native Bias village. According to some villagers, Singh was hit by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and was tossed several feet high in the air during the accident, the report said.

The accused managed to flee the accident site. The Jalandhar Police said that efforts are on to trace and nab him.

The car reportedly hit Singh merely 400 metres away from his home, said a native of Bias village identified as Mahinder ...