Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:32am on 18 Jun 2026,Thursday India Global
An 18-year-old Indian tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after a horse-drawn carriage accident in Central Park during his family’s first trip to New York City. The incident occurred when the carriage horse reportedly bolted while the driver had stepped away to take a family photograph. As the carriage sped uncontrollably through the park, passengers were thrown from the vehicle. According to his father, Romanch jumped from the moving carriage to help his mother after she fell, suffering fatal head injuries. The tragedy has reignited debate over horse-drawn carriages in New York, with local officials and activists calling for stricter safety measures and renewed consideration of Ryder’s Law.
