Central Park Carriage Crash Kills 18-Year-Old After Driver Left Horse Unattended
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Updated · CNN · Jun 18
Central Park Carriage Crash Kills 18-Year-Old After Driver Left Horse Unattended
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 18
Summary
An 18-year-old passenger died after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage that bolted in Central Park just before 3 p.m.; three other riders refused medical treatment.
Police and union officials said the driver had dismounted to photograph passengers when the horse ran off, and video showed riders jumping before the carriage clipped another cab and overturned.
The horse had been working in the park for only six weeks, and the Transport Workers Union said drivers are never supposed to leave a carriage to take photos and backed a full investigation.
The crash hit the 150-year-old carriage trade days after another horse died in the park, prompting the Central Park Conservancy to renew its call for a ban on the rides.