Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 26, died in a car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames after midnight on Thursday. In a preliminary report this week, Spanish police have said that Jota was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash, with investigators examining tire marks to determine if excessive speed was a factor.
The Civil Guard in Zamora issued a statement regarding the ongoing investigation into the tragic incident that occurred on the A-52 near Palacios de Sanabria.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"The expert report is being prepared and finalised. Among other things, the marks left by one of the vehicle's wheels are being examined. All the evidence so far indicates that the driver of the crashed vehicle was Diogo Jota. The expert report is not yet complete, but as it is subject to judicial review, it will be submitted to the Puebla de Sanabria court," the Civil Guard stated.
The Provincial Council confirmed the deaths and emergency response details in their statement: "The Rionegro del Puente Fire Station (Northern Zone of the @DiputacionZA Consortium) responded. The vehicle caught fire, and the flames spread to the vegetation. They were 28 and 26 years old. RIP."
The brothers were reportedly traveling to a ferry in Spain to journey to Britain when the accident occurred. Forensics teams are currently analysing the tire marks on the asphalt, which indicate a possible tire burst.
Tributes laid for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at Anfield in Liverpool. (Getty Images)
The final police report will be submitted to the local court before being made public. The investigation is focusing on determining whether excessive speed contributed to the crash.
Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who played for Penafiel in the Portuguese second division, were laid to rest in their hometown of Gondomar in northern Portugal on Saturday.
The Liverpool forward was part of Portugal's UEFA Nations League-winning squad and had recently participated in the final against Spain, where he came on as a substitute in the last 15 minutes of extra time after Cristiano Ronaldo's exit due to injury.
Mourners including Liverpool players Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez react as the coffins of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva are carried outside the church during their funeral in Gondomar, near Porto, Portugal. (AP)
Cristiano Ronaldo shared his grief through a heartfelt message: "It doesn't make sense. Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you had gotten married. To your family, your wife, and your children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them. Rest in Peace, Diogo and André. We will all miss you."
The news of Jota's death has deeply affected the football community worldwide. The forward had married his wife, Rute Cardoso, just two weeks prior to the accident in a ceremony in Porto.
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