M20 murder inquiry after body found on motorway shuts road for 24 hours

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found on a motorway.

Part of the London-bound M20, near Ashford in Kent, was closed for nearly 24 hours after officers made the discovery at 6.05pm on Tuesday.

The person was pronounced dead at the scene, between junctions 9 and 10.

Officers appealed for the driver of a silver Nissan Qashqai to come forward and a man attended a police station on Wednesday evening, Kent Police said.

He was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody, a force spokesman said on Thursday.

No other details about the incident or the person who died have so far been released.

The incident caused hours of delays with between six and seven miles of queues stretching back to junction 11 and a diversion was in place.

The road reopened shortly after 4pm on Wednesday.

Police had appealed for drivers who were on the road at the time of the incident to check their vehicles for signs of a collision and look at dash cam footage.