Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 following a tragic car accident in Spain.
The crash occurred on the A-52 motorway, around kilometre 65, near Palacios de Sanabria in Zamora province.
According to Spanish sports daily MARCA, Jota lost his life at the scene.
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“Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota dies in a traffic accident in Zamora province,” the outlet reported in a statement on Thursday morning.
His 26-year-old brother, Andre, was also killed when their vehicle caught fire after the collision.
Born in December 1996, Jota first joined the Premier League on loan with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017 before signing for Liverpool, then league champions, in 2020.
