England's Dominic Barrett injured in a car accident in Saudi Arabia

Joan Mack, mother of international star Tim Mack, has informed Bowlingdigital that European champion Dominic Barrett (pictured) of England as well as two other middle eastern bowlers were injured in a four-wheeler accident last night in Saudi Arabia.

A traditional party in the desert is an annual event at the 5th Kingdom International Open to be held from March 24-30, 2011 at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Tim Mack was one of the first on the accident scene and helped remove the car from the injured. He also went to the hospital to see the guys and reported that Barrett, who was seeded third in today's double-elimination finals, has seven broken ribs and a broken left clavical. His eye was swollen shut however cat scans show everything about the head and eye seems to be ok. He is projected to be in the hospital for 3 days.

The second bowler, most probably Mohammed Al-Rajeebah from Kuwait, has a broken femur and will be in the hospital for at least ten days. We have currently no information about the third bowler taken to the hospital. Perhaps he was treated and released.