BRITISH Olympic silver medallist Germaine Mason has been killed in a motorbike accident as he rode in a convoy with Usain Bolt in Jamaica.
Mason, who won silver at the Beijing Games in 2008, died in a crash as he rode home from a party with pals in Kingston on Thursday morning, The Sun reports.
The 34-year-old died at the scene after losing control of his bike amid claims he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
He had been on a night out with triple world and Olympic champion Bolt, along with sprinter Michael Frater.
Mason grew up on the Caribbean island, but switched allegiances to represent Great Britain in 2006 ahead of the Olympics in China two years later.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness tweeted after his death: “Our sincere condolences to sporting fraternity.”
This story originally appeared in The Sun
Source: Germain Mason killed in motorbike crash during ride with Usain Bolt | Perth Now
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