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An 18-year-old Indian tourist was tragically killed after being thrown from a runaway horse-drawn carriage in New York's Central Park on Tuesday (June 16).
Romanch Mahajan was visiting New York City from India when he, his parents, and his younger brother took a horse-drawn carriage ride. Mahajan had asked the driver to take a photo of the group, prompting the driver to stop the vehicle and step down.
As the driver stood back to capture the family photo, the horse suddenly bolted.
18-årig turist död efter hästdramatik i Central Park
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En 18-årig man omkom på onsdagen efter att en hästvagn blev skrämd och skenade genom Central Park i New York innan den kolliderade med en annan vagn och välte.
Den avlidne identifieras som Romanch Mahajan, en 18-årig turist… pic.twitter.com/QXmR7jdQBh
Romanch’s father, Deepak Mahajan, told the New York Times that Romanch's mother, Priya, fell out of the vehicle and Romanch attempted to save her, but fell from the carriage himself, striking his head on the pavement.
“We were yelling, ‘Help me, help me!’” Deepak recalled, adding that Romanch had been screaming for his mother after her fall. “My son, just to save his mother, he fell off." At one point, the family's carriage collided with another carriage and overturned.
Romanch was transported to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday (June 17), The Times reported.
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