Man, 80, gets struck trying drive down the Spanish Steps in Rome

Police say the man tested negative for alcohol but did not divulge whether or not he had been using a satnav

An 80-year-old man drove a car down the Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck part way down, municipal police said in a statement.

The man tested negative for alcohol, police said. They did not identify the driver or say if the car, a Mercedes-Benz, was his. Nor did they say whether or not he had been using a satnav.