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New Details Emerge In Fatal Car Crash That Killed Liverpool And Portugal Soccer Star
Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva died in a car crash in Spain last week.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police believe Liverpool player Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash last week.
Spain’s Civil Guard said on Tuesday that while their investigation into the cause of the crash last Thursday continues, they believe Jota was driving too fast when the Lamborghini veered off course after a tire burst.
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Andrew Robertson paying tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield on July 08, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The Liverpool player and Portugal international Diogo Jota, 28, was killed in a car crash on July 03 in Zamora, Spain. He was travelling with his brother Andre Silva before returning to the UK for the start of the Premier League season. (Photo by Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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Previously, the police had not said if Jota or his brother André Silva were driving.
On Tuesday they said that it appeared Jota was.
The siblings died in the car when it burst into flames on an isolated section of highway early in the morning.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the winning goal from the spot during the Carabao Cup Quarter Final match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on December 22, 2021 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish city of Santander to take a ferry to England where he would rejoin Liverpool after being advised not to fly following a recent lung procedure.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 07: In this aerial view tributes continue to be laid for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at Anfield Stadium on July 07, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The current Liverpool player and Portugal international Diogo Jota, 28, was killed in a car crash in Zamora, Spain. He was travelling in a Lamborghini with his younger brother Andre Silva, who also died, returning to the UK for the start of the Premier League season, when the car crashed after a tyre blowout while overtaking a car. Jota leaves behind his wife of two weeks, Rute, and their three young children. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
