Badminton champion Kento Momota hurt in crash on Maju Expressway; driver killed
One person was killed, and four badminton players, including World Number 1 Japanese shuttler Kento Momota, were injured in a crash on the Maju Expressway (Mex Highway) here, this morning.The KL Fire and Rescue Department is currently at the scene.Momota was in KL for the Malaysia Masters tournament, which he handily won on Sunday night. - NSTP/Courtesy of NST readers
By Teoh Pei Ying
January 13, 2020 @ 8:52am
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KUALA LUMPUR: One person was killed, and four others, including World Number 1 Japanese shuttler Kento Momota, were lightly injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Km13.7 of the Maju Expressway (Mex Highway) at Serdang, early today.
The deceased was identified as Bavan a/l Nageswarau, 24, the driver of the van which was transporting Momota and his fellow shuttlers to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
Bavan was killed on the spot in the 4.45am accident.
The other van passengers were British badminton technical officer Foster William Thomas, 30; and Japanese physiotherapist Hirayama Yu, 35, and assistant coach Morimoto Arkifuki, 42.
According to Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis, the van had collided with the soil-laden 30-tonne lorry, which was reportedly moving at a snail’s pace.
Momota won the Malaysia Masters at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil last night. Photo by Eizairi Shamsudin.He said a distress call was made to the department at 4.57am, and 10 personnel in two engines from the Serdang fire station were dispatched to the scene.
“The van driver, a Malaysian, was found pinned to his seat and was later pronounced dead at the scene. His body was handed over to the police.
“The four passengers, (who sustained light injuries), were rushed to the Putrajaya Hospital for treatment,” he said in a statement here.
Momota won the Malaysia Masters men's singles title at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil here, last night, after defeating former world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Momota patah hidung
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MOMOTA beraksi ketika menewaskan pemain Denmark, Viktor Axelsen pada perlawanan akhir badminton Perodua Malaysia Masters 2020 di Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil. FOTO arkib NSTP
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PEMAIN perseorangan lelaki badminton nombor satu dunia, Kento Momota, 26, patah tulang hidung dan menerima jahitan di bibir selepas terbabit dalam kemalangan di Lebuhraya Maju Expressway (MEX), Serdang, awal pagi ini.
Jurulatih fisio, Yu Hirayama, 35, dan pembantu jurulatih pasukan, Akifumi Marimoto, 42, masing-masing luka di muka dan kaki serta patah tangan.
Foster William Thomas, 30, dari Persekutuan Badminton Dunia (BWF) pula luka di kepala, kaki kanan dan peha manakala pemandu van pelancong, N Bavan disahkan maut di lokasi kejadian akibat tersepit.
Ketua Polis Daerah Serdang, Asisten Komisioner Ismadi Borhan berkata, van berkenaan dalam perjalanan menuju ke Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA).
Menurutnya, mangsa yang cedera dihantar pasukan perubatan ke Hospital Putrajaya untuk rawatan lanjut manakala pemandu yang maut dibawa ke hospital sama untuk bedah siasat.
“Semua mangsa yang cedera dilaporkan stabil dan masih menerima rawatan lanjut di Hospital Putrajaya. Siasatan lanjut juga masih dijalankan.
“Kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 41 (1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987 dan saksi kejadian diminta tampil membantu siasatan,” katanya.
Momoto merangkul gelaran juara Masters Malaysia, semalam selepas menundukkan pemain Denmark, Viktor Axelsen dalam aksi yang berlangsung di Arena Axiata Bukit Jalil.
Gelaran pertama diraih Momota di Malaysia selepas pencapaian terbaiknya sebelum ini adalah muncul naib juara Terbuka Malaysia 2018.
Artikel ini disiarkan pada : Isnin, 13 January 2020 @ 11:53 AM
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