AVENTURA, Fla.—Two people died when a higher speed commuter train hit their car as the driver tried to make it around the crossing gate, police said. The crossing gate’s lights were flashing and bells were ringing to signal an approaching train on Thursday morning when the car tried to make it through, police and Brightline train officials said. The blue Toyota was left mangled on the other side of the street after the crash. Officials said no one on the train was injured. “This was a tragic event and the direct result of an individual driving around the gates which were down, flashing and bells ringing, signaling an approaching train,” Brightline said in a statement. Caesar Tavares, who lives nearby in Aventura, told WSVN he heard the crash. “I knew right away the train hit somebody because it was real loud. The car was rolling. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Then …