The diabetic man charged over the deaths of five people after a car rammed into a pub beer garden is accused of failing to treat his low glucose levels despite eight alerts from his diabetes monitoring app.

William Swale, 66, appeared in Melbournes Magistrate Court on Monday charged with five counts of culpable driving causing death, two counts of negligently causing serious injury and seven counts of reckless conduct endangering life.

The Mount Macedon man appeared in court via video link from a police station.

Pratibha Sharma, 44, her daughter Anvi, 9, and partner Jatin Kumar, 30, and their friend Vivek Bhatia, 38, and his son Vihaan, 11, all died after a BMW ploughed through the beer garden on November 5.

Emergency services were called to reports an SUV mounted the kerb and hit several patrons on the front lawn area of the pub on Vincent Street just after 6pm.

Mr Bhatia’s wife, a 36-year-old woman, and his other son, aged six, were injured and taken to hospital, and have since been released.

A 43-year-old Kyneton woman, a 38-year-old Cockatoo man and an 11-month-old baby boy were taken to hospital and have been discharged.

WHAT HAPPENED?

* A BMW SUV allegedly mounted the kerb and struck multiple patrons on the front lawn area of the Royal Daylesford Hotel on Vincent Street at Daylesford just after 6pm on November 5, 2023

* The pub sits on a roundabout and the BMW allegedly came down the adjoining Albert Street

WHO DIED?

* Pratibha Sharma, 44, and her partner Jatin Kumar, 30

* Ms Sharma’s daughter Anvi, aged nine, who died at The Alfred Hospital

* The couple’s friend Vivek Bhatia, 38, and his son Vihaan, 11

WHO WAS INJURED?

* Mr Bhatia’s wife, 36, and his other son, aged six, who have since been discharged from hospital

* A Kyneton woman, 43, a Cockatoo man, 38, and an 11-month-old baby boy, who have also since been discharged from hospital

WHO HAVE POLICE CHARGED?

* William Swale, 66, from Mount Macedon

* He was taken to hospital for shock and non-life threatening injuries after the crash

* Police have since charged him with five counts of culpable driving causing death, two counts of negligently causing serious injury and seven counts of reckless conduct endangering life

* Officers allege Swale was returning from a clay shooting tournament in Clunes when he stopped in Daylesford on November 5

* They allege the 66-year-old, who was diagnosed with diabetes in 1994, ignored repeated alerts to treat his low glucose levels for more than 50 minutes before the crash

* Swale was on Monday remanded in custody to face a bail hearing at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday