FILE PHOTO: Germaine Mason of Britain celebrates after finishing second in the men's high jump athletics final during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/File Photo
KINGSTON (Reuters) - High jump star Germaine Mason died in a motorbike crash outside Jamaica's capital early on Thursday, police said, an announcement that prompted tributes to the British Olympic silver medallist from across the world of athletics.
School friend and sprint medallist Michael Frater told Reuters he went to the scene after hearing about the accident, and waited there until an ambulance arrived.
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