Police say the next of kin have been informed following the death of a man whose body was found on the M5.
It is believed the man, from the Mid Devon area, fell from a bridge over the M5 at Willand near Cullompton, and was struck by several vehicles.
Police were called at around 2.30am on Saturday after receiving reports about the body of a man on the carriageway.
A police spokesman said the man's family have been informed. But his name is not yet being released.
The spokesman said: Next of kin have been informed however no details of the deceased will be released until A formal identification has taken place.
Police say they are keeping an open mind on how the man ended up on the road. They have launched an investigation has been started into the circumstances of the man's death and how he came to be on the M5.
Duty Inspector Ian Milligan said: "We have an open mind on the cause of death, we have a duty to investigate on behalf of the coroner to determine whether this was a tragic misadventure of something else."
"We believe the man may have fallen from the bridge but we couldn't speculate any further. It will be down to the post-mortem if they are able to determine that."
The M5 was initially closed in both directions. It was eventually fully reopen at lunchtime on Saturday.
Diversions for drivers were set up by the Highways Agency.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the motorway death to contact them on 101 quoting log 101 of the 18th October 2014.
