Tributes paid after former British Olympian dies aged 34

Reports claimed Mason was riding in a convoy with a number of athletes, including the 100 metre and 200 metre world record holder Usain Bolt, when he lost control of his bike.

Tributes have been paid to former British Olympic high jumper Germaine Mason after he died following a motorcycle crash.

Jamaican police reported the 34-year-old, who won silver at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, was involved in an accident in Kingston on Thursday morning.