Youtube star Hayes Grier’s fans ‘pray’ for his recovery after he cheated death during dirt bike horror crash

Fans of internet celebrity Hayes Grier have launched a touching campaign to "pray" for his recovery after he escaped death in a terrifying dirt bike crash.

Grier, who boasts more than 15 million followers on social media and YouTube, was lucky to escape alive after suffering a broken rib, a bruised lung and concussion in the accident.

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The web celeb's older brother Nash, 18, shared news of the accident with his five million Twitter followers, prompting the hashtag "#PrayForHayes" to begin trending on the social network.

Nash said the phone call he received about the accident "scared him to death".

"Just got a call on set that said Hayes was in a crash," he wrote.

"He's now in the hospital."

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The 16 year old, who appeared as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, the US version of Strictly Come Dancing, was "under great care" in hospital, his spokeswoman said.

"Hayes Grier was involved in a dirt bike accident and immediately transported to a local hospital," she added.

"Hayes suffered a concussion, broken rib, bruised lung, and multiple skin lacerations.

"Thankfully, he is OK and currently resting and recovering in the hospital surrounded by his family, where he will remain for the next few days. We can't thank you all enough for the outpouring of prayers and support for Hayes!"

After news of Hayes' injuries began to circulate, thousands of fans began paying tribute to the stricken celeb using the hashtag #PrayforHayes.

However, trolls quickly began a nasty campaign against the injured web celeb, launching their own FAKE hashtag called the #hayesisdeadparty and pretending to celebrate his death.

Hayes' fans then began a frantic search for the person who started this sick joke on Twitter.

One Hayes fan wrote: "Who ever started this hashtag is terrible. That is sick.

"You have serious issues if you think its funny to tweet #HayesIsDeadParty."

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Hayes and Nash's older brother, Will Grier, is an American football quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

According to Variety, Hayes is to star in an online comedy series where he attempts to run his family's 19-acre farm in Moorseville, North Carolina.