Man killed and six injured in two-car collision

ONE young man was killed and six people, three of them children, were badly injured in a two-car crash near Newbridge, Co Kildare last evening.

The accident happened at Martinstown, outside Newbridge, at 5pm.

The deceased, who was in his mid-20s, was a passenger in one of the two cars. Six others were taken to Naas hospital with injuries.