An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the Colosseum, before falling and impaling himself.

A 47-year-old American tourist accidentally impaled himself on a metal fence at the iconic Colosseum in Rome and was left dangling in agony for several minutes. According to multiple Italian media outlets,

According to multiple Italian news outlets, the bloody incident occurred on Friday, May 2, with the unidentified 47-year-old man, who’s also a resident of Taiwan, found hanging on the metal bars at the Piazza del Colosseo, piercing his spine.