Tragic Loss: Liverpool Star Diogo Jota and Brother Killed in Spain Car Crash

In a heartbreaking incident in northwestern Spain, Liverpool’s Portuguese striker Diogo Jota and his brother perished in a fiery car accident early Thursday.

Authorities report that their Lamborghini skidded off the road near Zamora and caught fire. 

Spanish police investigations indicate a tire blowout during an overtaking maneuver as the likely cause.

Jota, 28, had recently celebrated his wedding in late June to his decade-long partner, with whom he shared three children.

“We have lost two champions. Their deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do everything we can to honour their legacy every day,” the Portuguese Football Federation said of Jota and his brother Andre Silva, a footballer who played for Penafiel in the Portuguese second division.

Police said their bodies have been taken to a forensics unit in Zamora where autopsies will be performed.

“The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who greatly honoured the name of Portugal, and his brother, is unexpected and tragic,” Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on X. “I offer my most sincere condolences to his family.”

Diogo Jota played a key role in Liverpool’s Premier League triumph last season, while also securing the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with the Reds.