An American tourist's visit to the Colosseum in Rome took a turn for the terrifying after the man impaled himself on a fence and was left dangling and screaming in pain, while other visitors looked on in horror,

A 47-year-old male American tourist accidentally impaled himself on a spiked fence while trying to pose for a photograph at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy,

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, the man climbed onto the railing but then slipped and fell onto its iron spikes below. He screamed in pain before passing out.