New York: Indian student jumps from horse-drawn carriage to save mother, dies in hospital
Suspense Crime, Digital Desk : Indian student jumps off horse-drawn carriage to save mother, dies in hospital After the incident, demand for banning horse-drawn carriages became louder New York: Tragic incident in Central Park of America. In this accident, an 18-year-old Indian student jumped from a horse-drawn carriage to save his mother, but lost his life in the hospital. Actually, a horse pulling a carriage suddenly got agitated and ran away, after which the student lost his balance. The name of the deceased student is Romanch Mahajan, 18, who was visiting New York with his family for the first time. The incident occurred during a photo. The accident took place on Wednesday, the report in The New York Times says. The carriage driver left his seat to take a family photo of the tourists. It was at that moment when the horse became scared and went into a frenzy, pulling the carriage across lawns and sidewalks. "We all screamed in fear," said Deepak Mahajan, the boy's father. After Seeing The Mother Falling, The Son Jumped But before the carriage overturned, Romanchak’s mother Priya fell off the moving carriage. Seeing her mother fall, Romanchak immediately jumped from the carriage to save her. “To save my mother, my son jumped,” says the father of the youth. But in the jump, Romance’s head hit the ground hard, after which he fell unconscious. He was taken to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he died Wednesday night. The boy’s father, mother and younger brother sustained minor injuries. Carriage driver was penalized, ban demands grew After the accident, calls for a ban on horse-drawn carriages in New York intensified. Alexander Kemp, the vice president of the Transport Workers Union, said that it was completely wrong for the driver to leave the carriage to take a photo. The owner of the carriage has suspended the driver for an indefinite period. Carriage accidents are on the rise The administration claims that since May 2025, 8 horse-related accidents have occurred in the Central Park area. The city officials say that after this incident, it is now time to completely ban horse-drawn carriages from the park.
