Sri Lankan Cricketer Kusal Mendis Arrested over Fatal Accident

ISLAMABAD, July 6 (Online Int’l): Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in a fatal crash with a cyclist, who died on the spot, just outside the Colombo, said the police.

The 25-year-old batsman was driving an SUV at Panadura before dawn when the incident happened, the police said.

Mendis had been named in the 16-player squad for a two-match home Test series against England in March, but the tour was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 3,000 people are killed annually in traffic accidents in Sri Lanka.

A former spin bowler, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, was given a four-year suspended jail sentence for crashing into a woman pedestrian and killing her in 2003.

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