A driver reportedly lost control of her vehicle and crashed into an outdoor dining structure on the Upper East Side on Monday night.

The driver of a white BMW sedan suffered a medical episode and swerved into the wooden and plastic structure in front of The Sefton, a restaurant and cocktail bar on 1st Avenue near 74th Street, Fox 5 New York reported.

No one was in the structure at the time of the crash, and no injuries were reported. The driver refused medical attention.

Photos obtained by The Post show the damage caused by the wreck. Two walls of the outdoor dining area were knocked down and the roof of the mangled structure landed atop the car.

Tables and chairs were also strewn in the street as police and ambulances responded to the scene, photos show.


  The female driver suffered a medical episode. News12 The female driver suffered a medical episode. News12


  No one was in the dining structure at the time of the crash. News12 No one was in the dining structure at the time of the crash. News12

  The driver refused medical attention. News12 The driver refused medical attention. News12
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