A woman has received an outpouring of support after she accidentally live tweeted her husband's death.
Caran Johnson, who often tweets about traffic incidents in her local area, posted a series of messages on Twitter about a car accident near her home in Vancouver - only to discover that her husband had died in the crash.
Using the Twitter name @ScanCouver, she appeared to become increasingly concerned he might have been injured in the accident on the I205 road yesterday.
She wrote: "I'm trying not to panic but my husband left work early and he drives 205 to get home. He's not answering his phone".
She later posted: "How long do I wait for him to come home before I call the police?"
Police and traffic officials soon posted messages stating there had been a fatality.
Confirming the tragic news that her husband was the victim, Mrs Johnson eventually wrote "It's him. He died."
Hundreds of people have since sent her messages of condolence. One wrote: "My heart goes out to you and the boys. Don't know how much it helps but you have a lot of support here."
Well-wishers have set up an online fundraising page for Mrs Johnson and her family here.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I'm trying not to panic, but my husband left work early and he drives 205 to get home. he's not answering his phone.— CJ (@ScanCouver) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408359478925340672" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408359478925340672" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 4, 2013</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">i'm a basketcase— CJ (@ScanCouver) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408362324395700224" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408362324395700224" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 4, 2013</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I just called his work and he was feeling faint when he left work. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23panic&src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/search?q=%23panic&src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#panic</a>—p CJ (@ScanCouver) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408365010537037824" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408365010537037824" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 4, 2013</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">i just called 911 and they transferred me after I gave them his license number and told me that they will call me back. wtf?— CJ (@ScanCouver) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408372391085998080" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408372391085998080" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 4, 2013</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">He's the one I go to for things like this...— CJ (@ScanCouver) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408376901099458561" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408376901099458561" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 4, 2013</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">it's him. he died— CJ (@ScanCouver) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408382946836353024" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-373066-https://twitter.com/ScanCouver/statuses/408382946836353024" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 4, 2013</a>
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