A man in his 40s is due in court charged over the death of a teenager in a County Kildare hit-and-run last weekend.

A 16-year-old boy died after he was struck by a car on the R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Gardaí said the car failed to remain at the scene.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to the mortuary at Naas General Hospital.

Later on Sunday, a man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the incident.

He has since been charged in connection with the death and is due to appear before Athy District Court later this morning.

File phot of Gardaí at the scene of a serious crash, 17-7-24. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.