World football has just received a shocking news: Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and the Portuguese team died at the age of 28, after a horrific traffic accident that occurred at dawn on July 3 (local time) in Spain. The younger brother of Jota, Andre Felipe, 26, did not survive in this heartbreaking incident.
The original cause of the accident was also revealed. According to information from the BBC Sport, the accident occurred when the JOTA brothers were driving the Lamborghini car moving at high speed on the A-52 highway, the section through the city of Cernadilla, Zamora Prefecture.
While crossing another vehicle, a wheel suddenly broadcasted, causing the car to lose control, plunged out of the road, flipped over many times before picking up. Two victims could not escape and had been in the car in the car. Their identity is only confirmed through the license plate.
Sky Sports News quoted the representative of Guardia Civil-Spanish civilian protection force-confirmed: “The accident occurred at 0:30 am at Km 65, A-52 road. The car left the road after the tire while overtaking. The rest is my younger brother, Andre Felipe. ”
The Zamora Provincial Council also officially announced: “The two young men were killed in an accident on the A-52 road, the Palacios de Sanabria. The fire team Rionegro del Puente quickly reacted. The car burned and the fire spread to the surrounding vegetation. The victims were 28 and 26 years old.
Civil police force, emergency medical unit and local fire teams were immediately present at the scene. However, all rescue efforts are unsuccessful.
The tragedy happened just a few days after Jota held a wedding with a longtime partner, Rute Cardoso, on June 22. The couple had three children together: a 7 -month -old girl and two boys 2 and 4 years old.
The sudden departure of Diogo Jota left a large space not only in the hearts of Liverpool and Portuguese fans, but also for the world football. This is a loss that cannot compensate for his family, friends and fans around the globe.