Wheelchair is taken on 50mph ride by lorry

Ben Carpenter sits in his motorised wheelchair which became entangled with the front grille of this truck in Michigan.

Mr Carpenter was carried for several miles at about 50 mph (80 kph) down a motorway, authorities said. Picture: AP Photo/Michigan State Police via Kalamazoo Gazette

A 21-YEAR-OLD American was taken on a frightening ride when his electric wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a lorry and was pushed down a motorway in Michigan for several miles at about 50mph.