Authorities say an off-duty firefighter was killed in a crash near Lincoln early Friday morning. The scene is just off Highway 65 at the Lincoln Boulevard exit. California Highway Patrol’s Auburn area office says it appears a motorcycle rider crashed overnight. It isn’t exactly clear what time the crash happened, but the rider wasn’t found until around 6 a.m. The rider, who for an unknown reason crashed into a guardrail, suffered fatal injuries in the crash. A CHP official confirms that a firefighter died in the crash. Authorities at the scene say the firefighter worked for the South Placer Fire District. Both Lanes of northbound Highway 65 were reopened a little before 7 a.m.