Seven injured as car crashes into Royal Hotel Capertee, near Lithgow

A man has been charged after seven people were injured when a car crashed into a pub on the New South Wales central tablelands.

Emergency services were called to the Royal Hotel Capertee, north of Lithgow, about 5:20pm on Sunday after a vehicle smashed into a concrete pole before hitting several patrons in the courtyard.

A 64-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were treated at the scene for serious injuries before being flown to hospital.

Another female patron was treated for minor injuries before also being taken to hospital, while another four patrons were treated by paramedics at the scene.

The 30-year-old driver was not injured and has been charged with negligent driving and two counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

His licence was suspended, and he was refused bail to appear before court on Monday.

Notorious road

It is the second time in the past two years that a car has crashed into the Royal Hotel Capertee pub.

The president of the Capertee and District Progress Association, Graeme Pike, said the adjacent road was "notorious" for being dangerous.

"Capertee is a small bit of road between the long bit of the Castlereagh Highway. People … either don't see the speed signs or don't care," he said.

"This is the second accident for the Capertee pub … where someone has missed the bend and gone straight through.

Mr Pike has called for safety improvements to be made.

"The road should be widened a little and a centre barrier put down … so cars don't run into oncoming traffic or buildings."