Event Brief
Driver charged after crashing into Sydney fountain
Filed: Jun 02, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Summary: NSW Police say a French national was eating Macca's when his hire car crashed into Archibald Fountain.
WHO: NSW Police
WHAT: A hire car crashed into Hyde Park's Archibald Fountain; police found the driver inside eating Macca's and charged him.
WHEN: Jun 02, 2026 at 7:40 PM ET
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
WHY: The driver allegedly drove into the fountain while still inside the hire car.
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