Driver found 'eating Maccas' in car that crashed into Sydney fountain

Police remove car after it crashes into Hyde Park's Archibald Fountain Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 9:40am NSW Police says a French national was "eating Macca's" inside a hire car that crashed into Hyde Park's Archibald Fountain early this morning. About 4am, officers responded to reports that a vehicle had driven into a fountain in Sydney's CBD and found it appeared to have reversed into it. "Half of it was sticking inside, and half it was sticking out, with the driver still inside," NSW Police Inspector Anderson Lessing told 702 ABC Sydney. "Strangely, he was still eating Macca's there. "Allegedly, he says he was following his Navman to his destination, and that's where it sent him." The 21-year-old, who police say was an Uber driver, was uninjured and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital for mandatory testing. Inspector Lessing said the fountain sustained minimal damage. "There's scratching and things like that, but no great structural damage to the fountain." The Archibald Fountain was completed in the 1920s by French artist Francois-Leon Sicard before being brought to Sydney and unveiled in 1932. It is named after Australian publisher J.F. Archibald, who bequeathed funds to have it built.