A TEENAGER has died in a horror single-vehicle crash involving a pick-up truck in Co Kildare.
The incident took place on the Barrettstown Road in Newbridge shortly after 8pm last night.
The young man, who is aged in his late teens and was a passenger of the pick-up truck, was taken to Naas General Hospital and pronounced dead a short time after the crash.
The Coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination is expected to take place in due course.
A second man in his late teens, who was driving the vehicle, was taken to Tallaght Hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.
There were no other injuries reported.
Gardai have closed the road to all traffic since the incident last night.
Local diversions have been put in place and drivers have been urged to allow extra time for their journey.
