Momota suffers broken nose, fractured cheekbone, stitches on lips


  • Nation
  • Monday, 13 Jan 2020

Syed Saddiq (right) speaking to Park at Putrajaya Hospital on Monday.

PUTRAJAYA: Badminton's world number one Kento Momota suffered a broken nose, fractured cheekbone and received stitches to his lips following the crash on Monday (Jan 13) morning.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said Momota and three others, who also suffered injuries following the crash that killed the driver of the van the group was travelling in, are currently being treated at the Putrajaya Hospital.

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