A Malaysian van driver was killed in a road accident early this morning that also injured Malaysia Masters champion Kento Momota and three other international shuttlers.

The driver was identified as Bavan Nageswarau.

An initial Fire and Rescue Department report on the incident stated that the incident, which also involved a lorry, took place along the Maju Expressway (MEX) heading towards Putrajaya.

Kento, the current badminton World No 1 champion, was travelling along with assistant coach Hirayama Yu and physiologist Morimoto Arkifuki.