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A teenager\u2019s death after being thrown from a horse carriage in Central Park has prompted the age-old New York City attraction to shut down temporarily.<\/p>\n

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The union representing the carriage drivers, TWU Local 100, suspended operations after Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist from India, was killed by blunt force trauma after jumping from a runaway carriage on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp said the carriage group is \u201cgutted and stunned by this tragedy\u201d and has \u201cnever had a fatal accident like this before.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have shuttered the stables and ceased operations today while we have extensive internal discussions of safety protocols and how they can be improved,\u201d he said in a Thursday statement.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mahajan is believed to be the first person to die in a horse carriage accident since the service began in Central Park over 150 years ago, according to the union and the Central Park Conservancy.<\/p>\n

The teenager and his family were taking a carriage ride in Manhattan\u2019s park when the horse became frightened and ran after the driver exited the vehicle to take a picture.<\/p>\n

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The union, which represents 165,000 transit workers, has put its full support behind Queens Councilman James Gennaro\u2019s bill introduced last week, which would enact new safety protocols, such as hitching posts throughout the park for drivers to tether their horses.<\/p>\n

The industry was already under intense scrutiny when Mr. Mahajan died.<\/p>\n

Just days before, another horse collapsed and died in Central Park after eating a poisonous plant. Last month, a carriage overturned, injuring a driver. Multiple runaway horse incidents also occurred on Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mahajan\u2019s death has also intensified calls to put an end to the industry.<\/p>\n

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Ryder\u2019s Law, a proposed New York City legislative package, aims to phase out the city\u2019s carriage industry after a horse collapsed and died in 2022.<\/p>\n

Central Park Conservancy, animal welfare groups PETA and NYCLASS, and city leaders are behind the push to ban the service.<\/p>\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would work with the City Council and industry and animal rights advocates to \u201cdeliver a just transition that protects workers while ending horse-drawn carriages in Central Park once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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