This handout photo taken and received on Jan 13, 2020 from the Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department shows rescue personnel working at the scene of a vehicle crash that killed a driver and injured four badminton players, including world number one Kento Momota, at a major highway linking the capital Kuala Lumpur to the country's main airport in Kuala Lumpur. (HANDOUT / MALAYSIA FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR - Badminton world number one Kento Momota was injured in a pre-dawn vehicle collision in Malaysia on Monday, just hours after he secured his first victory of the season at the Malaysia Masters.

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The Japanese shuttler was with three other players en-route to the administrative capital of Putrajaya when the hired van they were in rammed into the rear of a 30-tonne truck, the local fire and rescue department said in a brief statement.

Momota suffered a broken nose and was also injured in his lip and face, while other three sustained injuries with faces, hands, among others

The driver of the van was killed in the incident.

The fire and rescue department said it was still working to extricate the driver's body from the wreckage.

Momota and the other players suffered light injuries, the department said, and had been sent to Putrajaya Hospital for treatment.

The 25-year-old is in stable condition despite a minor injury, police and badminton officials said.

The other passengers on the van were UK badminton court official William Thomas who operates the hawkeye system operator, Japanese assistant coach Hirayama Yu and physiologist Morimoto Arkifuki.

They were rushed to a nearby hospital to receive treatment.

Momota suffered a broken nose and was also injured in his lip and face, while other three sustained injuries with faces, hands, among others, the police said in a statement.

Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq told a press conference at the hospital where the injured were receiving treatment that all four are in stable condition, adding that they would receive the best of treatment and are being monitored closely.

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Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general Kenny Goh Chee Keong said Momota and his team was on the way back to Tokyo because he actually had withdrawn from the following Indonesian Masters, while William was on his way to Jakarta for the tournament. 

On Sunday, Momota defeated former world champion Viktor Axelsen to win the Malaysia Masters, the first tournament of the BWF 2020 World Tour season.

Winner Japan's Momota Kento poses during the awarding ceremony of the men's singles event at Malaysia Masters 2020 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 12, 2020. (CHONG VOON CHUNG / XINHUA)

Japan's Momota Kento hits a return during the men's singles final against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen at Malaysia Masters 2020 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 12, 2020. (CHONG VOON CHUNG / XINHUA)