New Particulars Emerge In Deadly Automobile Crash That Killed Liverpool And Portugal Soccer Star

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police consider Liverpool participant Diogo Jota was driving over the velocity restrict when he and his brother died in a automobile crash final week.

Spain’s Civil Guard stated on Tuesday that whereas their investigation into the reason for the crash final Thursday continues, they consider Jota was driving too quick when the Lamborghini veered off target after a tire burst.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JULY 08: Andrew Robertson paying tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield on July 08, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The Liverpool participant and Portugal worldwide Diogo Jota, 28, was killed in a automobile crash on July 03 in Zamora, Spain. He was travelling together with his brother Andre Silva earlier than returning to the UK for the beginning of the Premier League season. (Picture by Nikki Dyer – LFC/Liverpool FC by way of Getty Pictures)

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Beforehand, the police had not stated if Jota or his brother André Silva had been driving.

On Tuesday they stated that it appeared Jota was.

The siblings died within the automobile when it burst into flames on an remoted part of freeway early within 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)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 22: Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the successful aim from the spot through the Carabao Cup Quarter Closing match between Liverpool and Leicester Metropolis at Anfield on December 22, 2021 in Liverpool, England. (Picture by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC by way of Getty Pictures)

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Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish metropolis of Santander to take a ferry to England the place he would rejoin Liverpool after being suggested to not fly following a latest lung process.

Their funeral was held in Portugal on Saturday.

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)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JULY 07: On this aerial view tributes proceed to be laid for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at Anfield Stadium on July 07, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The present Liverpool participant and Portugal worldwide Diogo Jota, 28, was killed in a automobile crash in Zamora, Spain. He was travelling in a Lamborghini together with his youthful brother Andre Silva, who additionally died, returning to the UK for the beginning of the Premier League season, when the automobile crashed after a tyre blowout whereas overtaking a automobile. Jota leaves behind his spouse of two weeks, Rute, and their three younger kids. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures)

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