Colombo (News 1st); Panadura Additional Magistrate today granted bail for Sri Lanka national cricketer Kusal Mendis who was arrested in connection with a motor accident on Sunday.

Bail was granted on two sureties worth of 1 million rupees each.

Furthermore, the Panadura Additional Magistrate ordered that a compensation worth 1 million rupees be paid to the victim’s family.

Kusal Mendis was arrested yesterday morning, over an accident that killed a man in Panadura.

A 64 year old resident of Gorakapola, Panadura who was riding a bicycle, died after the SUV driven by the cricketer crashed with the victim, in the Horethuduwa area.

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