Jota thought to have been driving before fatal crash
MADRID (PA Media/dpa)Diogo Jota is thought to have been driving when he and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash last week, Spanish police have said.The Liverpool footballer and father-of-three was killed alongside his brother, also a footballer, after the Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout last Thursday in Zamora, Spain.A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil of Zamora told the PA newsagency on Tuesday, that tests being carried out by its trafficdivision showed Jota was driving the car at the time.The spokesperson added that the car was thought to be travellingabove the speed limit on the road, which local media report is 120kilometres per hour.The spokesperson said: "The expert report is being carried out andfinished, where among other things they are studying the marks(tread) left by one of the wheels of the vehicle."Everything also points to a possible high excess of speed over thepermitted speed of the road."All the tests carried out for the moment point to the fact that thedriver of the vehicle was Diogo Jota."The report has not yet been finalized but will be handed over to thecourt in the town of Puebla de Sanabria, Zamora.Pictures of the aftermath of the crash showed debris scattered alongthe side of the road including what appeared to be charred parts ofthe vehicle.Footballers, family and fans gathered for the funeral of the brotherswhich took place in their native Portugal on Saturday.Jota's long-term partner Rute Cardoso, whom he had married just 11
days before the accident, was in attendance, as were his parents.
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