Two-time Olympian dies after being struck by taxi

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Jacques Boissinot / AP fileBurry Stander, seen here in 2010, was hailed as a "South African icon and sporting great" by Oscar Pistorius. By NBC News wire servicesJOHANNESBURG - One of the world's top mountain bikers died Thursday after being hit by a minibus taxi while training on a coastal road.

Burry Stander, 25, narrowly missed out on a medal at the London  Olympics, coming in fifth in the men's cross country event. He also finished 15th at  the Beijing Games.

The South African was a former under-19 and under-23 world champion.

Police said Stander was killed on Thursday  while cycling alone. He died at the scene of the accident in Shelly Beach, about 75 miles southwest of Durban.

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[Folami David]

Early in the year this is already happening.God help us.May his soul rest in perfect peace