Gardai appeal for witnesses to Kildare accident

Gardai in Kildare are appealing for witnesses to an accident on the main Dublin to Cork road today.

The two-car accident involving a BMW and a Vauxhall Cavalier happened about two miles south of Monasterevin.

A female passenger travelling in the cavalier was killed.

She has been named as 19-year-old Shauna Quinn from Derry.

The two male drivers have now been taken to Portlaoise General Hospital.