Boy, Cabdriver Hurt After Horse Is Spooked
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A horse being ridden by a teenage boy got spooked and collided with a taxi in New York, critically injuring the boy and killing the animal, police said.
The 13-year-old boy was thrown to the ground and suffered head injuries and a broken leg, said Julius Stanton, the horse’s owner. The taxi driver was treated for trauma and hand injuries, authorities said. The cab had no passengers. It was not clear what startled the horse.
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