The 25-year-old batsman was driving an SUV at Panadura before dawn when the incident happened, police saidSri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was arrested Sunday after being allegedly involved in a fatal crash with a cyclist, who died instantly, just outside the country's capital Colombo, police said. The 25-year-old batsman was driving an SUV at Panadura before dawn when the incident happened, police said. Kusal Mendis was involved in a fatal car accident which led to the death of a 64 year old. pic.twitter.com/XxTqlN846l — Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) July 5, 2020More 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.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 05, 2020 07:41 UTC