Mendis out on bail after fatal car crash
SRI LANKAN cricketer Kusal Mendis was released on bail on Monday (6), a day after being arrested for his alleged involvement in a fatal crash with a 6 -year-old cyclist, who died instantly, just outside the country’s capital Colombo, police said. He has also been cleared of driving under the influence by preliminary police investigations and a judicial medical officer, reports said. The 25-year-old wicket-keeper batsman was driving an SU at Panadura before dawn when the incident happened, police added. 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.