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Mr. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra, his head of security said.

Aug. 31, 2025Updated 5:32 p.m. ET

Rudolph W. Giuliani was injured in a car accident in New Hampshire on Saturday evening and taken to a hospital with a fractured vertebra, according to the head of security for the former mayor of New York City and lawyer for President Trump.

He is expected to recover, the security chief said.

Mr. Giuliani, 81, was traveling on a highway after having stopped to help a “woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident,” Michael Ragusa, Mr. Giuliani’s security official, said in a social media post.

Mr. Ragusa did not offer additional information about the incident, including where in New Hampshire it occurred or whether Mr. Giuliani was behind the wheel. Mr. Giuliani called 911 and waited with the woman until help arrived, Mr. Ragusa said.

When Mr. Giuliani resumed his journey, his vehicle was struck from behind “at high speed,” Mr. Ragusa said. Mr. Giuliani was taken to an undisclosed hospital. He was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebra, injuries to his leg and left arm, and contusions and lacerations, Mr. Ragusa said.

Mr. Ragusa said that Mr. Giuliani was in “good spirits and recovering tremendously.”

Mr. Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from 1994 through 2001. A post from his social media account on Sunday afternoon thanked Mr. Giuliani’s business partner, Maria Ryan, who is a nurse practitioner in New Hampshire, for “overseeing” his care.

Andrew Giuliani, the former mayor’s son whom President Trump recently named as executive director of the 2026 men’s World Cup task force, acknowledged the crash on social media and said that his father was tough.

“Your prayers mean the world,” he said. “As a son, I can tell you I’m honored to have a Dad that I can call the toughest SOB I’ve ever seen!”

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for mayor, said he was on Staten Island on Sunday afternoon when he heard about the crash and stopped to pray for Mr. Giuliani.

“As you know, on Staten Island, Rudy is a beloved figure, and a few of us said a prayer wishing him a swift and pain-free recovery,” Mr. Sliwa said.

This is a developing story and will be updated.