Late Liverpool star Diogo Jota is thought to have been driving at time of fatal crash, Spanish police say
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Diogo Jota is thought to have been driving when he and his brother died in a car crash last week
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Jota's brother Andre Silva was killed alongside him in the fatal crash
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The Guardia Civil of Zamora, near where the crash happened in the early hours of last Thursday, said investigations showed Jota was driving.
A spokesman said: 'Everything also points to a possible high excess of speed over the permitted speed of the road.'
An expert report will be handed to a court when completed.
Jota and Silva were found dead after the car crashed on
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Pictures of the aftermath of the crash showed debris scattered along the side of the road including what appeared to be charred parts of the vehicle.
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