Kusal Mendis Arrested For Killing A Man In Accident

Sri Lanka cricketer Kusal Mendis was arrested on Sunday morning for causing an accident in Panadura, reports dailynews.lk. The report further mentioned that Kusal Mendis accidentally knocked down and killed a person at Horethuduwa in Panadura, a city in Sri Lanka.

The fatal road accident took place at around 5am in the morning and the 64-year-old man had died. It took place when the SUV of Mendis crashed into a bicycle at around 5.15 this morning.

The Panadura North Police have arrested Mendis following the accident that resulted in the death of a 64-year-old man, according to Sri Lankan media reports. It is reported that the suspect will be produced before the Panadura Magistrates’ court.

Mendis was to be taken to the Panadura Hospital to see if he had been drinking. Panadura Police are conducting further investigations.

Mendis has been an integral part of the Sri Lankan cricket team since 2015. He has represented the national team in 44 Tests, scoring 2995 runs at an average of 36.97. He also hit over 2100 runs in ODIs at an average of 30.52.

Mendis was last seen in cricket action during the home series against the West Indies where he scored a century and a half-century in the ODI series.