Overview

• Video shows the carriage moving without a driver as riders jumped out and the horse collided with signs and a parked carriage between the 68th Street area and Bethesda Fountain around 11 a.m.
• No serious injuries were reported, though multiple ambulances responded and witnesses described crowds scrambling to get out of the way.
• The horse, identified by the union as Bambi and described as new to the route, was being trained by a veteran driver who was shaken but not injured.
• TWU Local 100 says a very loud garbage truck may have spooked the animal, and the NYPD is investigating the cause of the runaway.
• NYCLASS urged the City Council to pass Ryder’s Law and called this the fourth loose-horse incident this year, while the Central Park Conservancy said the episode underscores safety concerns.