Riyadh  - A female motorist in Saudi Arabia, where women drivers are banned, has left ten people injured in a road crash, Arab media reported Monday.

The car flipped over on a desert road in the eastern al-Jamaa area, according to London-based al-Hayat newspaper.

Among the injured were seven children, one with a broken leg and another who was taken into intensive care, according to a police source cited by the paper.

The incident may undermine the attempt by some women's groups to overturn the ban on female drivers. Under Saudi Islamic law, women are banned from driving, amongst numerous other restrictions.

On Saturday, Saudi's King Abdullah appointed the country's first ever female deputy minister, in a landmark advance for Saudi Arabia, where women do not have the right to vote. (dpa)