Though he soldiered on to play a handful of shows after suffering a broken left clavicle, The New Cars [ tickets ]' guitarist Elliot Easton's injury has forced the group's Road Rage Tour with Blondie [ tickets ] to "take a hiatus," according to a press release.

Easton underwent surgery on Monday (6/12) due to the severity of the break; without the surgery, he could have had limited use of his shoulder. The guitarist was hurt last week when he was thrown from a bunk as the band's tour bus swerved to evade another vehicle, according to the group's publicist.

"It was amazing that after the accident Elliot played four more shows in a brace and in constant pain," Blondie's Debbie Harry said in a statement. "He really tried his best to keep on playing so he should be given a great deal of credit for that. We all wish him a speedy recovery."

The tour had been scheduled to run through early July. There was no immediate word as to when--or if--the planned shows would be rescheduled.