Speeding Likely Caused Of Liverpool’s Diogo Jota And Brother Death – Spanish Police

Spanish police have said speeding was likely to have caused the horrific car crash that killed Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his younger brother, Andre Silva, in Zamora, northwestern Spain.

The two brothers died on July 3 in a fiery wreck just days after Jota, 28, posted a video of his wedding to longtime partner Rute Cardoso. The couple had three children together.

According to a preliminary report by the Civil Guard, investigators are probing skid marks found at the scene, which point to “a possible excessive speed beyond the road’s speed limit.”

“All the tests conducted so far indicate that the driver of the vehicle was Diogo Jota,” the force confirmed.

Police had initially suggested that a blown-out tyre while attempting to overtake another vehicle may have triggered the accident, which ended with the car engulfed in flames.

Recall that Liverpool forward Diogo Jota tragically died in a car accident in Spain at the age of 28.

Jota was travelling with his 26-year-old brother, André, who was also a professional footballer, when their vehicle veered off the road.

The heartbreaking incident came less than two weeks after Jota tied the knot with his longtime partner, Rute Cardoso, in a wedding ceremony held in Porto.

Diogo Jota began his professional football career at Paços de Ferreira before moving to Spanish side Atlético Madrid in 2016. He was immediately loaned out, first to FC Porto in the Primeira Liga and then to English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017.

After playing a key role in Wolves’ promotion to the Premier League, he joined them permanently in 2017 for a reported €14 million. During his time at the club, he made 131 appearances and scored 44 goals. In 2020, he secured a move to Liverpool in a deal reportedly worth £41 million.

On the international stage, Jota represented Portugal at various youth levels, under-19, under-21, and under-23, before making his senior debut in November 2019.

He featured in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championships in 2020 and 2024. He was also part of the Portuguese squads that won the UEFA Nations League titles in 2019 and 2025.