The Liverpool FC star Diogo Jota has died in a car accident in Spain along with his brother. Spain’s Guardia Civil has confirmed the pair’s deaths.
Local fire officials in Zamora, Spain, said two men aged 28 and 26 died in a car crash after their vehicle caught fire. Jota, who also plays for his native Portugal, was recently married to Rute Cardoso, the mother of his three young children. His younger brother, André, was also a professional soccer player.
Tributes are pouring in for Liverpool FC striker Diogo Jota, who has died in a car accident in Zamora, Spain, alongside his brother.
Spain’s Guardia Civil said the accident happened at 00:30a.m. local time. The brothers were driving in a Lamborghini which had a tire blow out as they were overtaking another vehicle. The car spun off the road and set on fire.
Local fire officials confirmed that the two men, aged 28 and 26, lost their lives when their vehicle caught fire following the crash.
Diogo Jota just got married to his wife few weeks ago.