A tragic accident in New York's Central Park claimed the life of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan. He was on his first trip to the city with his family when their horse bolted. Romanch bravely jumped to save his mother when she fell. The incident has reignited calls to ban horse-drawn carriages from the park.

Police say a teenager thrown to the ground when a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver has died.

An 18-year-old man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Wednesday following an incident involving a Central Park horse carriage, police said.