Badminton world number one Kento Momota hurt in Malaysia crash, driver killed: report
- Minibus driver dies in collision early hours on Monday morning
- Momota and other players suffer minor injuries in accident
Badminton world number one Kento Momota was among four people injured in a crash in Malaysia on Monday which left their driver dead, reports said, hours after he won the Malaysia Masters tournament.
The accident happened in the early hours on a major highway as the group headed for Kuala Lumpur International Airport in a van, official news agency Bernama reported.
The vehicle crashed into the back of a lorry, which was travelling slowly, and the driver died at the scene, the agency said.
“The victim’s body and all the injured were sent to hospital in administrative capital Putrajaya,” fire and rescue department senior official Norazam Khamis was cited as saying.
The fire and rescue department did not immediately respond to requests for comment and the identity of the others hurt was not immediately clear.