A driver survived a 300-foot plunge from the "Million Dollar Highway" last week in the same area where three people have died this year.

The unidentified driver walked away - once rescuers lifted him/her back to the roadway, that is - with only minor injuries.

The pickup truck went off the side of U.S. 550 on the north side of Red Mountain Pass shortly after noon on Thursday. Ouray-based first responders called in the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team to bring the driver from the canyon floor back to pavement via a technical rope system.

The mangled wreckage of a pickup truck lies near the Uncompaghre River (left) below U.S. 550 on Thursday. The truck fell 300 feet after leaving the road. The driver is seen being roped back to the highway (right). The driver suffered minor injuries. Ouray M

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