‘Bob’s Burgers’ star Eugene Mirman pulled from fiery New Hampshire crash

Eugene Mirman, the voice actor best known for playing Gene Belcher on the long-running animated Fox comedy “Bob’s Burgers,” was hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday after his electric vehicle struck a New Hampshire toll plaza and caught fire, with rescuers — including a state trooper from Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s security detail — pulling him through a window to safety with assistance from the governor and other bystanders.

The crash occurred at approximately 11:55 a.m. at the Bedford Toll Plaza on the F.E. Everett Turnpike, according to New Hampshire State Police. Mr. Mirman’s 2026 Lucid Gravity erupted in flames after the collision, and 911 callers reported he was trapped inside. State Police Col. Mark Hall confirmed that a trooper assigned to Ms. Ayotte’s protective detail, along with the governor and other witnesses, pulled Mr. Mirman from the burning vehicle through a window. The trooper’s name was not released given the nature of the assignment.

“Certainly, their actions were heroic in what they did,” Col. Hall said in a statement. “Without hesitation, they put themselves in danger to render aid to someone who was in need of it.”

Mr. Mirman, 51, whose legal name is Yevgeny Mirman, was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. Ms. Ayotte, who retrieved a fire extinguisher from her own vehicle but was not in danger, said she and her husband were praying for his recovery.

“I want to thank the Trooper on my security detail and the bystanders who stepped up to help at the scene of the crash for their brave lifesaving efforts,” Ms. Ayotte said in a statement.

Mr. Mirman’s publicist confirmed Wednesday that he is recovering. “Eugene was in a very scary car accident,” a representative said in a statement. “He wants to thank the bystanders, state police, first responders and hospital staff who saved him. He is grateful to be on the mend. At this time, we kindly ask for privacy for Eugene and his family as he focuses on recovering from his injuries.”

Born in Moscow and raised in Massachusetts, Mr. Mirman has voiced the musically inclined middle Belcher child in more than 300 episodes of “Bob’s Burgers” and its feature film since the show’s debut in 2011. His other credits include “Flight of the Conchords,” “Archer,” “Delocated” and “Confess, Fletch.”