An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — screaming in pain as he was left helplessly dangling for more than 20

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