According to police sources, there were 11 women in the vehicle, all in their 20s, and the dead women included the driver.

The women were in a large four-by-four that overturned after crashing into a sand barrier. The vehicle was being driven at high speed when the accident happened. “Six victims were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The women suffered multiple injuries. Some of the injured have already left hospital after receiving treatment,” said Fawaz Al-Maiman, spokesman for Riyadh police.

Al-Maiman added that those who died were thrown out of the vehicle. He said that the women were driving for fun.

The family was enjoying Eid Al-Adha holidays camping at the popular Al-Thumama Park.

It is common to see Saudi women driving cars in remote areas outside Riyadh.

Men usually allow their daughters to drive in the desert, as women are forbidden from driving in Saudi cities.

The bodies of all five women were laid to rest at Al-Oud Cemetery in Riyadh.

Funeral prayers for the women at King Khaled Mosque in the Um Al-Hamam neighborhood east of Riyadh were well attended.