Hundreds of people have died while taking photos or selfies without taking proper precautions and obeying signs, including at tourist sites.

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.

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,