MSNBC has announced that Last Word host Lawrence O'Donnell, along with his brother Michael, were injured in a taxi accident Saturday while on vacation out of the country.

The statement released on MSNBC.com explains that the brothers have been transported back to the states and are expected to make a full recovery. Until then, Alex Wagner has been selected to fill-in for him while he recovers.

Here is the full statement:

Lawrence O’Donnell and his brother Michael were injured in a taxi accident on Saturday while vacationing out of the country. They were transported back to the US – Lawrence to NYC and Michael to Boston. They are both under the care of doctors and expected to make a full recovery. Lawrence will be off from MSNBC for several weeks as he recuperates. Our thoughts and support are with the O’Donnell family and we look forward to having Lawrence back on the air soon.