Five dead after car crashes into pub’s outdoor dining area in Australia

Victorian police work the scene of a deadly car crash outside the Royal Hotel in Daylesford, Australia (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

A car crashed into an Australian pub’s outdoor dining area on Sunday, killing five people and injuring six others including the driver, officials said.

The 66-year-old driver of the luxury BMW SUV was taken to a hospital after the crash at the crowded Royal Daylesford Hotel beer garden in the rural town of Daylesford, northwest of Melbourne, on Sunday evening, police said.