Liverpool 'devastated' by 'tragic passing' of Diogo Jota
Liverpool said that they are "devastated" by the "tragic passing" of their forward Diogo Jota in a car crash.
"The club have been informed the 28-year-old has passed away following a road traffic accident in Spain along with his brother, André," Liverpool said in a statement on Thursday.
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The club added that it won't make further comments at this time and asked privacy of Jota's family, friends, team-mates and club staff to be respected as "they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss."
Jota died in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday.
According to the BBC, the Spanish Guardia Civil said in a statement that the car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking.
The Guardia Civil said that the accident happened in the early hours of Thursday in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora. According to the statement, "the car caught on fire and the two occupants were killed."
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