Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was arrested on Sunday after the vehicle he was driving hit and killed a 64-year-old cyclist. The accident took place at 5am on the Old Galle Road in the Colombo suburb of Panadura.

Mendis will appear before a magistrate even as the police conduct an investigation into the accident. According to police, Mendis' car crashed into the bicycle of the deceased who has been identified as a resident of Gokarella.