Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York

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Chris Graham


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An 18-year-old man has died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in New York City, police have said. ... The teenager, identified locally as a tourist from India, was riding on the carriage in Central Park with three others when the driver stepped away to take a picture of the group, police told US media.

The horse then bolted, before clipping another carriage and toppling over, footage showed. ... The critically injured young man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The three other passengers did not require treatment, according to reports.

"It appears the driver was at least at arm's length from his horse," Alexander Kemp, a vice president of the union, Transport Workers Union Local 100, said in a statement to local media. ... "This is unacceptable. A driver is not supposed to leave the carriage to take photos - ever. We support a full investigation."

The accident comes a week after a carriage horse called Deniz died in Central Park from eating a toxic plant, according to the initial autopsy results.

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