23-year-old killed in traffic incident on black Friday

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Samanta Iqbal was killed on black Friday when she was struck by a car.

At approximately 9:58 p.m., Iqbal was struck by a 2000 Mercedes 500 in the 700 block of Kenilworth Terrace, NE. The driver called police to inform them of the crash. Iqbal was transported to a local hospital and succumbed to her injuries the same day.

Police are still investigating the incident. No arrests have been made.