As many as eight cars hit a man who apparently jumped off the Lake Mary Boulevard overpass onto Interstate 4 during rush hour Monday, according to a Local 6 News report.

Witnesses said several cars were not able to avoid a body in the westbound lanes of I-4 at about 5:45 a.m. near Lake Mary Boulevard.

"He was literally torn apart by the vehicles who ran over him," Local 6 reporter Jessica Sanchez said.

Witnesses said some of the drivers pulled over to the side of the road after hitting the body.

"At the time I hit it, my truck lifted off the ground," motorist Danny Bower said. "That's when I realized it was something more than a dog."

Many other vehicles continued driving on I-4 after hitting the man, witnesses told Local 6 News.

"We stood there after calling police and I think at least three or four more vehicles hit it," Bower said.

"And kept driving?" Sanchez asked.

"Yeah," Bower said.

After an initial investigation, it was determined that the man likely parked his GMC truck on the overpass and either jumped or fell onto the interstate.

There was blood found on the overpass but police are not certain where the man was bleeding from.

Florida Highway Patrol officers are trying to identify the man.

A lane of the interstate and a ramp from Lake Mary Boulevard to I-4 was closed but has reopened to traffic.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.