Liverpool’s forward Diogo Jota died near Zamora in northwestern Spain in a deadly car crush with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV station said on Thursday.
Local firefighters rushed to the scene.
“The information we have is that the car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking. It then set on fire. The accident happened in municipality of Cernadilla in Zamora at around 00:30 local time. Two people died.” Police statement reads.
Police told Reuters everything pointed to that information being correct, although they could not yet officially confirm the names.
The regional fire department of Castille-Leon, where Zamora is located, said on its website a car crashed shortly after ù on Thursday and burst into flames, with two men, aged 28 and 26, found dead.
Jota, who got married on June 28, helped Liverpool win the Premier League last season and also won the FA Cup and League Cup with the Merseyside outfit.
The 28-year-old arrived at Anfield from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 and scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the club in all competitions.He also made 49 appearances for Portugal, twice winning the UEFA Nations League.
