Family of teen killed in horse-drawn carriage crash begs NYC to ban industry: ‘Let his death not be in vain’
The family of a teen tourist who tragically died after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage pleaded with Big Apple lawmakers to finally push forward legislation to ban the dangerous industry. “I would not wish this on any family in the world,” the boy’s father, Deepak Mahajan, said as he sat next to his teary-eyed wife Priya in the City Council chambers on Wednesday.
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The family of a teen tourist who tragically died after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage pleaded with Big Apple lawmakers to finally push forward legislation to ban the dangerous industry. “I would not wish this on any family in the world,” the boy’s father, Deepak Mahajan, said as he sat next to his teary-eyed wife Priya in the City Council chambers on Wednesday. “No one expects for this to happen to their child, but it happened to us. Our whole family is shattered.
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- The family of a teen tourist who tragically died after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage pleaded with Big Apple lawmakers to finally push forward legislation to ban the dangerous industry. “I would not wish this on any family in the world,” the boy’s father, Deepak Mahajan, said as he sat next to his teary-eyed wife Priya in the City Council chambers on Wednesday.
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Family of teen killed in horse-drawn carriage crash begs NYC to ban industry: ‘Let his death not be in vain’
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