<p class="title">Badminton world number one Kento Momota was among four people lightly injured in a crash in Malaysia on Monday which left their driver dead, reports said, hours after he won the Malaysia Masters tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The vehicle crashed into the back of a lorry, which was travelling slowly, and the driver died at the scene, the agency said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The victim's body and all the injured were sent to" hospital in the administrative capital Putrajaya, fire and rescue department senior official Norazam Khamis was cited as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The fire and rescue department did not immediately respond to requests for comment and the identity of the others hurt was not immediately clear.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Momota had been in Kuala Lumpur to take part in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He won easily on Sunday, defeating Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 24-22, 21-11 in a boost for his Tokyo Olympics preparations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 25-year-old Japanese enjoyed a stellar 2019, winning a record 11 titles including the World Championships, Asia Championships and All England Open. </p>
<p class="title">Badminton world number one Kento Momota was among four people lightly injured in a crash in Malaysia on Monday which left their driver dead, reports said, hours after he won the Malaysia Masters tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The vehicle crashed into the back of a lorry, which was travelling slowly, and the driver died at the scene, the agency said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The victim's body and all the injured were sent to" hospital in the administrative capital Putrajaya, fire and rescue department senior official Norazam Khamis was cited as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The fire and rescue department did not immediately respond to requests for comment and the identity of the others hurt was not immediately clear.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Momota had been in Kuala Lumpur to take part in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He won easily on Sunday, defeating Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 24-22, 21-11 in a boost for his Tokyo Olympics preparations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 25-year-old Japanese enjoyed a stellar 2019, winning a record 11 titles including the World Championships, Asia Championships and All England Open. </p>