A semi trailer truck crashed over the edge of Barrengarry Mountain and caught fire early on Friday.
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The truck was heading east down the mountain when it crashed through the same section of fence as a truck last month.
The driver's body was recovered late Friday afternoon and the family has been notified.
At this stage police have not released the identity of the driver.
The road was opened to traffic but police said part of the road would be closed throughout the day on Saturday as a salvage operation worked to remove the vehicle, which was in a difficult position.
About 1.45am, on Friday, emergency services responded to reports of a truck that had gone over a cliff and was on fire near Moss Vale Road, one km north of Bunkerhill Road, on Barrengarry Mountain.
The semi trailer was believed to have been carting a load of glass beads for the RMS to use in line marking on roads.
When the two fire crews from Kangaroo Valley arrived at the scene the trees around the truck and the vehicle were on fire. First on the scene, Kangaroo Valley RFS deputy captain Mark Gorman, said the men spent almost an hour hosing the scene wearing breathing apparatus because at that stage they did not know what the truck was carrying.
Police rescue and crash investigators arrived at the scene later on Friday morning.
The crash occurred on the same corner as a truck crash on February 20 when a semi trailer crashed through the road barrier before going over the edge.
In the four weeks since that crash the RMS had not repaired the Armco fence, leaving only plastic tape as a barrier.
The same corner was also the site of a fatal bus crash in May 2010, when a tourist coach carrying 30 passengers went over the edge. The driver was killed in that crash and 28 passengers were injured.
