A man has died after he was struck by a car in a late night crash.
The pedestrian, in his mid 30s, was hit just off the M9 in the townland of Greenhills, Kilcullen, Co Kildare on Saturday night.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to the mortuary at Naas General Hospital.
The male driver of the car, in his early 20s, was uninjured in the collision.
A Garda forensic team is en route to the scene, gardai said this morning.
The M9 southbound between junction one and junction two is closed to allow for an examination of the scene. Local diversions are in place.
Gardai are appealing to any motorists who may have travelled on the M9 southbound between junction one and junction two before the collision or who may have witnessed the collision or who may have camera footage of the collision to contact them at Naas Garda Station on 045 - 884300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
