Central Park horse carriage rides suspended until Tuesday in wake of tourist death - CBS New York

Published
June 20, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
New York City, New York
Central Park
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Incident type
Fall

Summary

Fall Injury New York City New York in New York City, New York: An 18-year-old tourist from India, Romanch Mahajan, was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park and killed. According to a TWU Local 100 official, the carriage driver got out to take a photo of the passengers, after which the horse got spooked and ran off. The carriage clipped another horse carriage and overturned; Mahajan's family jumped out safely, but Mahajan remained inside and was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead a few hours later. The carriage owner suspended the driver indefinitely and planned to retire the horse, and carriage rides in Central Park were suspended until Tuesday following the incident.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Romanch Mahajan Unknown Fatal
Carriage driver and carriage owner At-fault party

Original reporting

Central Park horse carriage rides suspended until Tuesday in wake of tourist death - CBS New York

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