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A driver has been charged over a crash that killed five members of two young families after an SUV ploughed through a packed pub beer garden.
A 66-year-old man from Mount Macedon was charged following the deadly crash at Daylesford, north-west of Melbourne, on 5 November.
Young boy, Vihaan Bhatia, 11, was killed alongside his father Vivek, 38, and family friends Pratibha Sharma, 44, Jatin Chugh, 30, and Ms Sharma's daughter Anvi, nine.
A driver has been charged over a crash that killed five members of two young families after an SUV ploughed through a packed pub beer garden (pictured, officers at the scene)
How the tragic incident took place
The 66-year-old, who is an insulin-dependent diabetic, will appear via video link at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday.
He returned a negative alcohol reading at the scene and was released by detectives after being interviewed.
The man's lawyer, Martin Amad, confirmed at the time the horror incident was triggered by a medical episode.
Police confirmed those killed in the crash were from two families who were friends and visiting the region.
Vihaan Bhatia (bottom right) and his father Vivek (top left) were killed in the crash while mother Ruchi Bhatia (top right) and brother Abeer (bottom left) were treated in hospital
Pratibha Sharma (right) and her nine-year-old daughter Anvi (left) were killed in the crash alongside Ms Sharma's partner, Jatin Chugh
The mother of late 11-year-old Vihaan, Ruchi Bhatia, was treated in intensive care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital while his brother, Abeer, was treated for internal injuries at the Royal Children's Hospital.
His family had reportedly sat down at the table less than a minute before the crash.
Both families were from Wyndham, in Melbourne's outer-west.
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