The death of Portuguese Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva has shocked the football world. Now, the first investigation results into the cause of the accident are available.
According to the Guardia Civil, the first investigation results into the death of Portuguese Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva suggest a “significant exceeding of the permitted speed.” The police organization announced this on Tuesday.
The expert report is still “in progress” and will deal, among other things, with the “traces left by one of the vehicle wheels.” However, the Guardia Civil stated that “everything indicates a possible excessive speed compared to the permitted maximum speed on the road.” In addition, it was said that Diogo Jota was most likely at the wheel of the vehicle on the night of July 2nd to 3rd.
Diogo Jota died in a car accident
Jota was probably at the wheel himself
According to police information, Jota and his brother were traveling in a Lamborghini on the A52 motorway in the Zamora region in northwestern Spain at the time of the accident. According to Portuguese media reports, the car was rented.
As the Guardia Civil announced, the car initially veered off the road and only then caught fire. The two brothers were buried last Saturday in their hometown of Gondomar in northern Portugal.