警方向纽约市ABC电视台证实了这一死亡消息，报道称该男子正和家人在该市游玩。
中央公园管理处确认受害者是罗曼奇·马哈詹。
代表马车司机的工会美国运输工人工会(Transport Workers Union of America)在一份声明中表示，当马“出于未知原因”起飞时，马车司机“至少与他的马保持一臂之遥，以拍摄车厢内的乘客。”
据TWU Local 100行政副总裁Alexander Kemp说，这辆马车撞上了另一辆马车的车轮，然后翻倒在地。
警方说，马哈詹在下午2点47分左右从马背上摔下后，被送往纽约长老会/威尔康奈尔医疗中心。据警方称，他后来因伤势过重而死亡
肯普说，这匹马在公园里只呆了六个星期。调查正在进行中。
坎普说，司机不应该离开车厢拍照，并表示工会支持“全面调查”
肯普说，马车主人已经无限期地暂停了司机的职务，这匹马也将退役。
据警方称，没有其他人受伤。这匹马的情况还不清楚。
中央公园保护协会向Mahajan的家人表示哀悼，并再次呼吁禁止公园内的马车。
“一个年轻人来享受我们的公园，却失去了生命。对于一个在美国使用率最高的公共场所之一运营的古老行业来说，这是不可接受的成本，”保护协会在一份声明中说。
周三的事件发生在另一匹载着乘客的马在公园里死去的八天之后。
6月9日，另一匹马Deniz载着两名乘客和一名司机，在East90thStreet附近的公园骑马时昏倒并死亡。车厢里的人都没有受重伤。
TWU周二公布的一份尸检报告显示，这匹马死前吃了路边的一棵日本紫杉，这是一种对马有毒且致命的观赏植物。
TWU对保护协会和其他团体要求禁止马车进入公园的呼吁进行了反击。
根据中央公园保护协会的说法，在周三的事件之前，公园附近在过去的13个月里已经发生了7起与马车相关的事件，包括1月份的一次，一匹马冲进车流，撞上了汽车。
肯普在一份声明中表示，工会支持一些改革，包括“加强驾驶培训，更严格的考试，包括证明熟练程度的实践部分，以及管理新马引入业务的规则。”
该声明补充道:“成千上万次乘坐都没有发生事故，但必须采取措施防止这样的事故，”他补充道。
纽约市议会议长朱莉·梅宁(Julie Menin)和议员林恩·舒尔曼(Lynn Schulman)发表声明称，“今天，一名青少年在中央公园发生马车事故后悲惨死亡，令人震惊和心碎。我们的想法与受害者的亲人和所有受到这一毁灭性损失影响的人同在。”
议员们表示，他们最近引入了莱德法，以解决“围绕马车行业的长期担忧”
他们表示，将于7月就该法案举行听证会。
An 18-year-old tourist died Wednesday after falling from a runawayhorse carriage in Central Park, police said.
Police confirmed the death to New York City ABC stationWABC, which reported the man was visiting the city with his family.
The Central Park Conservancy identified the victim as Romanch Mahajan.
The Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing the carriage horse drivers, said in a statement the carriage driver was "at least at arm’s length from his horse to take a photo of his passengers in the carriage," when the horse took off "for unknown reasons."
The carriage clipped the wheel of another carriage and toppled, according to TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp.
Mahajan was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after he fell from the horse around 2:47 p.m., police said. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to police
The horse had only been in the park six weeks, Kemp said. An investigation is ongoing.
Kemp said drivers are not supposed to leave the carriage to take photos and said the union supports a "full investigation."
The carriage owner has suspended the driver indefinitely, and the horse will be retired from the business, Kemp said.
No other persons were injured, according to the police. The status of the horse was not immediately known.
The Central Park Conservancy offered its condolences to Mahajan's family and repeated its calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in the park.
"A young man came to enjoy our park and lost his life. That is not an acceptable cost of an antiquated industry operating in the middle of one of the most heavily used public spaces in America," the conservancy said in a statement.
Wednesday's incident took place eight days after another horsediedin the park while carrying passengers.
On June 9, another horse, Deniz, that was carrying two passengers and a driver, collapsed and died during a ride in the park near East90thStreet. None of the people in the carriage were seriously injured.
A necropsyreleased Tuesdayby TWU revealed that before it died, the horse ate a Japanese yew, an ornamental plant that is toxic and deadly to horses, that was along the curb.
TWU pushed back against calls from the conservancy and other groups to ban horse carriages from the park.
Prior to Wednesday's incident, there have been seven carriage-horse-related incidents in the last 13 months within the park's vicinity, including one in January where a horsedashed into trafficand crashed into cars, according to the Central Park Conservancy.
Kemp said in a statement the union supported some reforms, including "enhanced driving training, tougher examinations with a practical component demonstrating proficiency, and rules governing the introduction of new horses into the business."
The statement added: "Thousands upon thousands of rides are taken without incident, but steps must be taken to prevent accidents like this," he added.
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilmember Lynn Schulman released a statement saying, "Today’s tragic death of a teenager following an incident involving a horse carriage in Central Park is horrific and heartbreaking. Our thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones and everyone affected by this devastating loss."
The councilmembers said they recently introduced Ryder’s Law to address "longstanding concerns surrounding the horse carriage industry."
There will be a hearing on the bill in July, they said.
