A paparazzo was run over and killed after shooting snaps of Justin Bieber's car in Los Angeles.

Police have confirmed that the unnamed photographer died in hospital on Tuesday (January 1) following the incident.

He was shooting Bieber's white Ferrari on Sepulveda Boulevard, with the singer not said to be in the vehicle at the time.

It is said he was walking back to his own car when he was fatally struck by another vehicle.

It has been reported that Bieber's car was temporarily stationary at a routine traffic stop.

No charges are likely to be filed against the driver of the car involved in the fatal incident.