A woman has died after crashing her car into a recycling truck moments after she posted an update on Facebook saying she was happy.

Courtney Sanford, from North Carolina, was apparently listening to Pharrell Williams’ hit song of the same name when she had the accident on the busy road in High Point on Thursday. Her most recent Facebook status update had been posted seconds before.

The 32-year-old’s car burst into flames and struck a tree after the crash, according to WGHB.

Courtney Sanford died moments after posting the update (Picture: Facebook)

Her last Facebook update to her friends, apparently posted moments before the incident, said: ‘The happy song makes me HAPPY.’




Sanford’s Facebook post was made at 8.11am and the first 911 call about the incident was made one minute later.

‘In a matter of seconds, a life was over just so she could notify some friends that she was happy,’ said a police spokesperson.

This was Courtney Sanford’s last Facebook post (Picture: Facebook)

Police do not think Sanford was under the influence of alcohol of drugs at the time of the accident.

Sanford, who was killed instantly, had also apparently taken selfies just before she died.