{"id":1858,"date":"2026-06-20T12:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:39:30","slug":"tourist-18-dies-in-central-park-horse-carriage-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1858","title":{"rendered":"Tourist, 18, Dies in Central Park Horse Carriage Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A teenage tourist died after leaping from a runaway Central Park carriage to help his mother. Romanch Mahajan, 18, and his visiting family had hired the carriage for a Wednesday afternoon tour. The driver climbed down to photograph the family near the Cherry Hill fountain, and the seven-year-old horse, Sampson, bolted. The teen\u2019s father, Deepak Mahajan, 44, said the carriage veered across the lawn as the driver gave chase. When his wife Priya tumbled out, Romanch jumped after her. \u201cMy son, just to save his mother, he fell off,\u201d he said. The teenager struck his head and died that night at the hospital. His parents and younger brother suffered minor injuries when their carriage hit another and overturned. The crash, around 2:45 p.m., added to a long run of carriage accidents. Sampson, working just six weeks, is being retired, with the driver now suspended. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it a \u201chorrific incident\u201d and renewed his push to end Manhattan\u2019s carriage trade. Romanch had just won a place at university. \u201cIt took my son\u2019s dream away,\u201d his father said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1852\">Yes MAGA Nate Bargatze, You Deserve to Be the Punchline Now<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>New York Times<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teenage tourist died after leaping from a runaway Central Park carriage to help his mother. Romanch Mahajan, 18, and his visiting family had hired the carriage for a Wednesday afternoon tour. The driver climbed down to photograph the family near the Cherry Hill fountain, and the seven-year-old horse, Sampson, bolted. 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