Two people injured in downtown Charleston carriage accident

MORNING HEADLINES | A horse carriage incident injured two people Monday morning near the intersection of Cumberland and Church streets in Charleston.

Charleston’s Chief Communications Officer Deja Knight McMillan said both the carriage operator and one passenger were thrown from the carriage and taken to the hospital by emergency crews. Other passengers on board were not hurt.

While the city did not identify a cause for the accident, Palmetto Carriage Works (PCW) said Howard, the horse, was startled by an approaching truck. The accident also caused damage to a parked car.

Howard was not injured, PCW said, and he is now resting at the barn. Howard will not conduct tours while the incident is reviewed.

The incident comes months after another fatal horse carriage-related incident occurred in New York City. An 18-year-old tourist died after falling from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park, New York City police said. The carriage clipped the wheel of another carriage and toppled, according to the Transport Workers Union of America. Carriage tours in Central Park have since been suspended.

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