Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis arrested for causing fatal motor accident
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Jul 5, 2020 10:28
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Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis has been arrested by the Horethuduwa police for running over a 64-year-old cyclist, who eventually succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
The incident took place on the morning of July 5 in the colombo suburb of Panadura. According to reports in the media, the man was a local resident who was immediatelly being admitted to hospital but succumbed to injuries during the process.
The police is conducting investigation and it is yet to be established whether Mendis was driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the CCTV footage, he was driving on the wrong side of the road. Mendis has already been attended to by a doctor for an examination and will be produced before a local magistrate in the next 48 hours. Mendis's Range Rover SUV has also been taken into police custody.
The 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has played 44 Tests and 76 ODIs for Sri Lanka. Mendis was part of the national squad which had resumed training after the Covid 19 lockdown. The residential rtraining camp was being held at Pallekele, which came to an end on Wednesday.
