It was a frightening scene in downtown Victoria as a car crashed into the stairwell of a popular nightclub.

A photo of the incident shows a gray sedan that drove over the sidewalk and into Distrikt Nightclub at the Strathcona Hotel on Douglas Street.

The car appeared to be halfway down a set of stairs that lead into the club. It is unclear if the building suffered any major structural damage.

It happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday night.

First responders on scene confirmed the driver was taken to hospital as a precaution with non-life threatening injuries.

No one else suffered injuries in the crash.

Northbound lanes of Douglas Street were shut down as police investigated the incident.