KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Organising Committee (MASOC) said it regrets the accident this morning involving two buses carrying squash athletes and officials from their hotel to the competition venue at the KL Sports City.
MASOC Sports & Technical Committee secretary Datuk Low Beng Choo, conformed that the athletes involved in the accident were from Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand.
“The MASOC Medical Committee is attending to the medical situation; some of the affected athletes / officials are being attended to at the Games Medical Centre (GMC).
“We are relieved to learn that some of the athletes and officials have been cleared to compete by their own team doctor after undergoing medical examination,” she said in a statement today.
She adds that following the accident all squash matches this morning was suspended.
“An urgent Team Managers meeting is being convened at 2.00 pm to discuss the way forward and agree on a revised competition schedule.
“It is expected that matches that do not involve any affected athlete(s), will proceed, with all Team Managers agreement, starting from 3.00 pm today,” she said.
Low said that the matter is now being investigated by the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) and the Road Transport Department (RTD) for further action.
She adds that MASOC will issue a further statement on the re-scheduled matches as soon as the information is available.