Badminton: Kento Momota hurt in accident on MEX Expressway, van driver killed


SERDANG: A van driver, who was ferrying badminton players, was killed while several top international badminton players were hurt in a crash, including 26-year-old World Number One Kento Momota (pic).

It is learnt that the van had crashed into a lorry at KM13.7 of the MEX highway (Maju Expressway) on Monday (Jan 13) morning.

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