Liverpool player Diogo Jota dies in a car accident in Spain
lbs. Portuguese international football player Diogo Jota has died in a car accident at the age of 28. The Liverpool FC striker died early Thursday morning in the Spanish province of Zamora, according to reports from the newspaper " Marca " and other Spanish media outlets.
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According to current information, the vehicle in which Jota was traveling with his brother André left the road on the A 65 motorway near Palacios de Sanabria. The car subsequently caught fire. Both men were killed. André Jota was also a professional footballer.
🚨 The children fell in an accident on the A-52 (Palacios de Sanabria).🚒 Interviene el Parque de Bomberos de Rionegro del Puente (Zona Norte del Consorcio de la @DiputacionZA )🔥 The vehicle was incendió and the trees were propagated to the vegetation.
🖤 Tenían 28 and 26 years. DEP. pic.twitter.com/tqEhIS6iiY
— Diputación Provincial de Zamora (@DiputacionZA) July 3, 2025
Diogo Jota leaves behind his wife and three children. He married only on June 22. He had been under contract with Liverpool FC since 2020 and was considered one of the key players in the English club's attack. Previously, he played for Wolverhampton and Atlético Madrid, among others.
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