A car has crashed into a pub’s bustling beer garden, resulting in the tragic loss of several lives on Sunday afternoon.

The vehicle wrought havoc as it collided with patrons seated outside the renowned Royal Hotel in Daylesford, located in the north-west of Melbourne, at 6 pm on Sunday.

Initial police reports indicate that ‘multiple’ individuals may have lost their lives in this dreadful incident, which occurred on Vincent Street in Daylesford.

Four rescue helicopters were dispatched to transport the gravely injured victims.