A British man believed to be the oldest runner to complete a marathon has died in a road accident in India, aged 114.

Fauja Singh, believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner at age 114, tragically died in a road accident in Punjab, India.

Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died in a road accident at the age of 114. Singh, a global icon who was once featured in an Adidas advertising campaign, began running when he was 89 years old. He ran nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013, when he retired.