A motorcyclist died Thursday in a late afternoon crash in Chula Vista that prompted a lengthy street closure police said.

A motorcycle rider died Thursday after crashing into a tree in Chula Vista, police said. The crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. on Telegraph Canyon Road near Paseo Del Rey Road, Chula Vista police said on X,

A motorcyclist died Thursday, following a collision on Telegraph Canyon Road in Chula Vista, authorities said.

A motorcyclist was killed Thursday in a crash in Chula Vista. The fatality in the 700 block of Telegraph Canyon Road was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to the Chula Vista Police Department.

CVPD officers discovered a black and silver 2005 Suzuki GSXR1000 crashed after the rider hit the center median while traveling westbound on the road.