Teenager dies after being thrown from horse-drawn carriage in NYC’s Central Park
The driver had stepped out to take a photo, and the horse had been in the park only six weeks, union officials said.
- An 18-year-old tourist from India, Romanch Mahajan, tragically died from severe head injuries after a horse-drawn carriage bolted uncontrollably and overturned in New York City's Central Park.
- The fatal accident occurred when the carriage driver temporarily stepped away from the horse to take a photograph of the vacationing family of four, an action that directly violated strict industry safety protocols.
- Witness accounts and family statements revealed that the teenager fell to the pavement after heroically jumping from the careening, two-wheeled cab in a desperate attempt to rescue his mother, who had already been thrown from the vehicle.
- The transport workers' union representing the driver immediately called the operator's conduct unacceptable, resulting in the driver's indefinite suspension and the forced retirement of the uninjured seven-year-old horse, Sampson, who had only been working in the park for six weeks.
- This tragedy—marking the first recorded death of a carriage passenger in the park's history—has ignited fierce political panic and intense new demands from city lawmakers and the Central Park Conservancy to immediately pass "Ryder's Law" and completely ban the carriage industry.
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An 18-year-old boy died in New York City's Central Park after falling from a carriage. The incident was caught on video Wednesday when the carriage driver was taking a group photo with customers and the horse went wild.
An 18-year-old tourist from India died in an accident with a horse-drawn carriage after he fell out of the vehicle.
A fatal accident involving a horse-drawn carriage in New York's Central Park has reignited the long-standing debate about a ban on these...
One of New York's most recognizable prints has temporarily disappeared from the streets of the city. The carriage rides around Central Park were suspended this Thursday after the death of an 18-year-old tourist traveling with his parents when an accident occurred.The transport workers' union, TWU Local 100, representing this sector, made the decision after learning about the death of Romanch Mahajan, a young Indian visiting the city with his par…
Central Park carriage horse rides paused after tourist's death
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