Man (40s) arrested in connection with hit-and-run in Co Kildare

By Cillian Sherlock, PA

A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in Co Kildare.

A teenage boy has died after he was hit by a car near Robertstown in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A cordon is in place as Garda Forensic Collision Investigators examine the scene and local traffic diversions remain in place.

The boy's body has been removed from the scene on the R403 in Blackwood to the Mortuary at Naas General Hospital.

The man is being held at a Garda station in Co Kildare.