Kusal Mendis produced at court

Kusal Mendis produced at court

July 6, 2020   11:10 am

Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis arrested over a fatal accident in Panadura has been produced before the Panadura Magistrate’s Court, earlier this morning (06).

The 25-year-old cricketer was arrested yesterday (05) after his vehicle - an SUV - had accidentally knocked down and killed a person at Horethuduwa in Panadura at around 5 am last morning.

Police said that a 64-year-old cyclist, a resident Gorakapola, had died in the accident. 

Mendis was reportedly traveling from Moratuwa to Panadura when his vehicle had collided with a person on a bicycle near the 13th Mile post in Horethuduwa.

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