Is Justin Bieber Dead ? IN CAR CRASH After Paparazzi Chase

Is Justin Bieber Dead ?

Justin Bieber was in a car accident in Bev Hills Tuesday at 2 PM PDT ... after a car driven by a paparazzo was chasing the Escalade in which Bieber was a passenger -- eyewitnesses tell TMZ.

We're told the Escalade was going down Canon Drive at a fast clip, trying to lose the photog, when a BMW was pulling out of a parking structure near Bouchon restaurant.  An eyewitness tells us ... the BMW misjudged the speed of the Escalade and smashed into it.

We're told Bieber almost immediately got out of the SUV and into another car and sped off.

Oh no! On Jan. 8, Twitter went crazy with messages that the 19-year-old singer had died in a car accident. So is there any truth to these tweets?

Fans talking about Justin Bieber is nothing new, but now they’re talking about not-so-happy news. “RIP Justin Bieber. No one should go that early,” is what many of the tweets read — so what is the photo attached?

Is Justin Bieber Dead?

While we’re used to seeing Lil’ Wayne  the rumor was spread with the following image attached to it:

R.I.P. Justin Bieber, died crashing his Ferrari going 125 mph. He is too young to go. 😞 1994-2013. pic.twitter.com/cnd502DrBw

— Izzy (@XEFIzzy) January 6, 2014

So, it’s all for retweets! Yes you are seeing that right. We reached out to Justin’s camp for comment and they said nothing — they’re probably used to this kind of thing! He’s so famous that people will make up anything just to talk about him!