A teenage girl has died in road accident

A girl in her late teens has been killed in a road accident in Co Kildare.

The crash between a car and a van happened at Two Mile House, on the Nass to Kilcullen Road at about 2pm.

The man in his 20s, who was driving the car, was seriously injured.

The road has been closed and is expected to remain closed for several hours.

Diversions are in place.