New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen's death

Published
June 19, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
New York City, New York
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Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash New York City New York in New York City, New York: An 18‐year‐old tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after jumping from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park when the horse bolted and the carriage collided with another vehicle. The incident prompted city leaders to call for banning horse‐drawn carriage rides in the park.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Romanch Mahajan Passenger Fatal
Unnamed Passenger Passenger Injured
Deepak Mahajan Passenger Injured

Original reporting

New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen's death

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