Stagecoach Crash Looses Steeds on Wild West Side
The wild West Side of Manhattan became Dodge City for a pair of horses turned loose in traffic when a truck collided with a 120-year-old stagecoach.
The hit-and-run collision occurred as the Wells Fargo stagecoach headed to a promotional appearance in Union Square.
The collision sent the coach’s driver flying and flipped the coach on its side. Princess and Hero, the horses pulling the coach, escaped without injury, but continued on through traffic, police said. One was grabbed about four blocks from the crash site, while the other was stopped slightly farther away. The stagecoach driver, who suffered a bruised shoulder, was treated at a hospital and released, officials said.
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