A motorcyclist was killed Saturday when the vehicle went off Ortega Highway (74) in Rancho Mission Viejo, northeast of San Juan Capistrano.
The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 2:16 p.m. Saturday and occurred on the eastbound side of Ortega Highway east of Sierra Pasture Road.
The motorcycle and rider were both found 30 feet down a ravine, a witness told the CHP.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CHP issued a Sigalert at 2:56 p.m. shutting down Ortega Highway in the area of the crash.
The lanes were reopened at 5:45 p.m.