Premiership-winning footballer in stable condition after incident on private property in which another man also sustained injuries
Former Richmond premiership player Bachar Houli is recovering in hospital after being injured in a serious car crash in the Snowy Mountains area.
The 35-year-old, who played 232 AFL games for the Tigers and Essendon, was allegedly driving a Jeep that rolled on a private Bringenbrong property, on theHe was initially taken to Albury hospital with a broken pelvis and shoulder, as well as a punctured lung. Houli was then flown to a Melbourne hospital on Sunday night, where he remains in a stable condition.A third man, aged 42, escaped without injury.Houli’s foundation on Monday said the former“He has suffered injuries and will require time to recover,” the Bachar Houli Foundation said in a statement.
“Our thoughts are also with his passenger Khaled and we ask you to keep both of them in your prayers.”He retired from the AFL in 2021 but continued his advocacy through his foundation, which works to build young leaders within the Muslim community.
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