Diogo Jota: Spanish police believe Liverpool forward was driver of car in fatal accident which killed him and his brother | Football News
Spanish police say that “all the evidence indicates so far” Diogo Jota was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed Liverpool and his brother, Andre Silva.
The police also think that “the vehicle has considerably exceeded the speed limit for the highway” at the time of the accident.
The accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. Local time, Thursday (11:30 p.m. Wednesday BST) on the A-52 motorway in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora.
It is understood that Jota was traveling from Portugal to Santander in northern Spain, where he was to bring the ferry back to England.
A statement published by the Civil Guard in Zamora on Tuesday read Tuesday: “The expert report is being prepared and finalizing.
“Among other things, the brands left by one of the vehicle wheels are examined.
“All the evidence so far indicate that the driver of the crushed vehicle was Diogo Jota.
“The expert report has not yet been finished, but as subject to a legal examination, he will be submitted to the Puebla de Sanabria court.”
Last Thursday, the Civil Guard said in a statement Sky Sports News: “A vehicle left the road and everything indicates a burst of tires during the overtaking.
“Following the accident, the car caught fire and the two people were killed.”
The funeral of Jota and his brother, Silva, took place in the city of Gondomar, near Porto on Saturday.
