UPDATE, 3:48 p.m.: CHP Officer Beard at the scene tells the Outpost‘s Ryan Burns that one person was killed in this afternoon’s collision.

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Original Post: Paramedics have responded to an injury three-car collision on Highway 101 at the Route 1 interchange near Leggett just after 2 p.m. today.

According to the CHP incident report, one vehicle was torn in half and an injured person way lying in the roadway. 

Another person was also reportedly lying on the side of the road, and people were heard calling for help in the area.

It’s unclear how traffic is affected in the area, but a photo of the scene sent to us by a reader shows that at least some lanes were closed due to the crash.

We will update if we receive more information.