Five people have been taken to hospital after a car careened into tables on the footpath out the front of a Fitzroy pub.

A man, in his 80s, lost control of his car, hitting another vehicle which smashed into a power pole before running into the tables outside the Provincial Hotel.

The Provincial Hotel, where the car mounted the curb and crashed into tables. Credit:Luis Ascui

The smash occurred on Johnston Street, near the corner Brunswick Street, at about 5.45pm on Sunday.

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said all five people were being treated for minor injuries at Melbourne hospitals.