UPDATE, 11:55 a.m.: Multiple callers to KHUM tell us that the News Channel 3 van was involved in the accident. Also, they say the traffic backup is mostly cleared now.

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The CHP dispatch is reporting a multi vehicle accident in the inside northbound lane of Hwy 101 near the near the Sunset Ave. offramp in Arcata.  Traffic is slowing in that area. Follow the dispatches as they come in.