It followed a crash that happened about 6pm on Tuesday.

A 61-year-old Bendemeer woman plunged the vehicle into the courtyard after failing to stop at the nearby intersection. 

She has been issued with a traffic infringement notice for negligent driving. “[The woman] was travelling south on Marsh Street toward Kentucky Street and continued through the intersection and ended up [with her vehicle] on its side,” Inspector Chris McKinnon said yesterday.  

“It appears she has failed to stop and continued through the intersection. 

 “The police assisted the driver in exiting from the vehicle.”

The woman was taken to hospital with cuts to her arm from the broken glass on her window. 

“There was a witness, but there’s no suggestion that witness was in danger,” Inspector McKinnon said. 

Police were joined at the scene by fire crews and paramedics. 

The vehicle was left overnight after being tipped back on to four wheels. 

At about 11.20am on Wednesday the four-wheel-drive was lifted out of the sunken courtyard by the crane. 

The vehicle was placed on a tow truck and taken away from the scene. Brickwork where the four-wheel-drive had stopped appeared in tact once the vehicle was removed. 

Despite the wrecked car’s presence in the courtyard, museum staff were able to open for business as usual on Wednesday morning. 

One volunteer joked the wreck could have been mistaken for a sculpture. 

A negligent driving charge attracts a fine of up to $1100, at the courts discretion.