Boy (16) killed in Co Kildare crash

A 16-year-old boy has died in car crash in Co Kildare.

A 16-year-old boy has died in car crash in Co Kildare.

The teenager was fatally injured when the vehicle he was driving overturned and crashed at 7.45am at Old Bog Road, Roseberry, Newbridge, a Garda statement said.

No other vehicles were involved.

The collision brings to 58 the number of deaths on the State's roads so far this year, according to Garda statistics.

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