A woman was killed in Newark on Friday after a driver allegedly struck her and unknowingly carried her beneath a vehicle to a supermarket parking lot, authorities said.

Police responded at about 7 p.m. to the Extra Supermarket at 327 Lyons Ave. after reports of a woman beneath a vehicle, according to officials.

Investigators said the driver was traveling southbound on Sherman Avenue when she struck what she believed was a black garbage bag. After driving to the supermarket and entering the store, the driver returned to the vehicle and attempted to leave, but it would not move. The driver then discovered a woman beneath the vehicle and alerted a security officer, who called 911, authorities said.

The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not immediately clear whether any charges would be filed.