HomeahohoHEARTBROKEN FAMILY OF TEEN KILLED IN NYC HORSE CARRIAGE TRAGEDY RELEASES EMOTIONAL VIDEO PLEA — THEIR MESSAGE IS LEAVING PEOPLE IN TEARS The family of the teenage tourist who lost their life in the devastating New York City horse carriage tragedy is once again reliving their heartbreak as a landmark hearing approaches. While time has passed since the fatal incident, those closest to the teen say the pain has never faded—and they are now making one final appeal before a decision that could have lasting consequences. But it’s the family’s emotional video message that is capturing the nation’s attention. Fighting back tears, they urge city leaders to “do the right thing,” describing how their lives were changed forever in just a few tragic moments. The heartbreaking plea has quickly spread online, with many saying it’s impossible to watch without feeling the family’s grief. As the hearing draws closer, that emotional message has become far more than a call for action—it’s a tribute from a family determined to ensure their loved one’s death is never forgotten.
HEARTBROKEN FAMILY OF TEEN KILLED IN NYC HORSE CARRIAGE TRAGEDY RELEASES EMOTIONAL VIDEO PLEA — THEIR MESSAGE IS LEAVING PEOPLE IN TEARS The family of the teenage tourist who lost their life in the devastating New York City horse carriage tragedy is once again reliving their heartbreak as a landmark hearing approaches. While time has passed since the fatal incident, those closest to the teen say the pain has never faded—and they are now making one final appeal before a decision that could have lasting consequences. But it’s the family’s emotional video message that is capturing the nation’s attention. Fighting back tears, they urge city leaders to “do the right thing,” describing how their lives were changed forever in just a few tragic moments. The heartbreaking plea has quickly spread online, with many saying it’s impossible to watch without feeling the family’s grief. As the hearing draws closer, that emotional message has become far more than a call for action—it’s a tribute from a family determined to ensure their loved one’s death is never forgotten.
Family of teen tourist killed in NYC horse carriage horror urges City Council to ‘do the right thing’ ahead of landmark hearing
The family of the teen tourist tragically killed when he was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park is urging the City Council to “do the right thing” and ban the iconic rides ahead of a landmark hearing Wednesday.
Hundreds of people have signed up to testify at the hearing over a proposed bill — re-named “Romanch’s Law” following 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan’s June 16 death — that would phase out the 160-year-old industry for good.
“Our beautiful child was senselessly, needlessly taken away from us,” Mahajan’s uncle, Gorav Mahajan, said in a video message sent to City Council Speaker Julie Menin and obtained by The Post Monday night.
The grieving family of Romanch Mahajan is urging the City Council to “do the right thing” and ban the practice.Mahajan family
“His death was entirely preventable. In fact, it could’ve been worse — we could’ve lost our entire family in that horrific incident.”
The teen, his parents and his 11-year-old brother had gotten to the Big Apple from India for a dream vacation just three days before the fateful ride in the Manhattan green space, relatives have said.
The family was posing for a photo, which their horse-carriage driver was taking, when the horse, named Sampson, got spooked and suddenly took off — sending Mahajan’s mother, Priya, tumbling out first, before the teen fell, too, and was fatally injured.
