A Gering teenager was killed early Sunday morning when she tried to drive her vehicle around railroad crossing arms on the east side of Gering.

Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Lt. Rick Spencer says 17-year old Mikal D Orozco was transported to Regional West Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead.

Spencer says Orozco was southbound when she tried to drive around the dropped arms at the 21st Avenue crossing near Highway 92 about 1:30 Sunday morning and was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific train.

The Gering police and fire departments, Valley Ambulance, and the Nebraska State Patrol all responded to the accident along with the Sheriff’s Office.