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Euronews
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Euronews
Witnesses say Diogo Jota was not speeding before deadly crash
Two Portuguese lorry drivers who witnessed the car crash that killed footballer Diogo Jota and his brother have challenged the police statement that the Liverpool FC winger may have been speeding. Spanish police said on Tuesday they believed Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother were killed in a car crash in Spain last week. According to preliminary reports, the Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off course after a tyre burst. One of the lorry drivers, José Aleixo Duarte, said the Lamborghini passed him five minutes before the crash and was being driven at a moderate speed. "They weren't speeding. The road was in terrible condition," Duarte said in comments first reported by the Madeira-based online news site Funchal Notícias and picked up by Spanish media. A second lorry driver, José Azevedo, claimed to have filmed the aftermath and said he had stopped to help but was unable to do anything. "My conscience is clear. I give my word to the family: they weren't speeding," he said. Both drivers said that the A52 is dark, dangerous and poorly maintained. Azevedo, who drives it daily, said: "I've seen reckless driving before, but they were completely calm." Police say the investigation into the cause of the crash is still ongoing, but these new testimonies may change the course of the probe. The siblings died in the car when it burst into flames on an isolated section of the A52 highway in the early hours of 3 July. Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish city of Santander to take a ferry to England, where he would rejoin Liverpool for pre-season training after being advised not to fly following a recent lung procedure. Their funeral was held in Portugal on Saturday. Jota's death was met with a wave of tributes from the world of football. "The Portuguese Football Federation and the entire Portuguese football community are completely devastated by the deaths of Diogo Jota and André Silva, this morning in Spain," the Portuguese FA said in a statement last Thursday. "We have lost two champions. The passing of Diogo and André Silva represents irreparable losses for Portuguese Football, and we will do everything to honour their legacy daily." Jota's brother, André Silva, was also a footballer who played for Liga Portugal 2 side Penafiel. Jota's club, Liverpool FC, also released a statement last Thursday, saying they were "devastated by the tragic passing." The club is also mulling retiring Jota's number 20 shirt, a move which would represent the Premier League club's first. FC Porto, where he spent a year on loan during the 2016-17 season, also expressed its condolences following the news of Jota's passing. "Porto Football Club is in mourning," the club said in a post on X. "It is with shock and deep regret that we send our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, who was also our athlete in the youth categories." Jota married his long-time partner Rute Cardoso less than two weeks before the crash on 22 June. The couple had three children.
ABC News
09-07-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Diogo Jota was likely speeding before fatal crash, Spanish police say
Spanish police say it is believed that star Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was likely driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash in the country's north-west. Spain's Civil Guard said on Tuesday local time that while their investigation into the cause of the crash last Thursday was continuing, they believed Jota was driving too fast when his Lamborghini veered off course after a tyre burst. The civil guard said in a statement that its forensics team was analysing marks left by one of the car's wheels on the asphalt that pointed to the tyre bursting and whether that and excessive speed caused the crash. The police had previously not said if Jota or his 26-year-old brother, André Silva, were driving. On Tuesday they said that it appeared Jota was. The civil guard had also previously suggested that the pair's car appeared to have been overtaking another vehicle at the time of the crash. Having concluded their investigation, police will send a report to the local court before it is made public. The siblings died in the car when it burst into flames on an isolated section of highway early in the morning. Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish city of Santander to take a ferry to England, where he would rejoin his Premier League club after being advised not to fly following a recent lung procedure. The crumpled, burnt-out wreck of the Lamborghini was removed from the site early on Thursday, but debris remained on the side of the road. Jota's death at the age of 28 sent shock waves through the world of soccer and beyond, with messages of condolences pouring in from national leaders as well as fellow football players. The Portuguese striker was renowned globally for his exploits on the pitch. He scored 47 goals in 123 matches for Liverpool, where he played for the past five seasons. He also made 49 appearances for Portugal's national team. The loss was felt sharply in his home town, especially at his first soccer club, where Jota started playing at age nine. "He never forgot his roots, nor his friends, because he had a group of friends who were with him in the training here in Gondomar and who he even invited from time to time to go and watch Liverpool games in England," Gondomar SC director Anselmo Serra told The Associated Press. The brothers' funeral was held in Portugal on Saturday, where players from Liverpool and the Portuguese national team joined members of Jota's family with red floral arrangements in the shape of a soccer shirt adorned with his club number, 20. Portugal international Rúben Neves served as a pallbearer for Jota a day after playing for Al Hilal at the Club World Cup in the United States. "More than a friendship, we're family, and we're not going to stop being family just because you've decided to sign a contract a little further away from us," he said. "I'll make sure you're always there and I'll make sure your family never lacks anything while you're there, far away but thinking of us, waiting for us." The private service was presided over by the Bishop of Porto, Manuel Linda. In an emotional homily addressed to Jota's parents, his wife and their three children, the bishop said "solidarity in love is always stronger than death". The church was filled to capacity and a couple of dozen people followed the service via loudspeaker from outside. The fatal incident also came just two weeks after Jota married his partner of 10 years and mother of his three children, Rute Cardoso. In the days that followed his death, Liverpool fans flocked to the club's home ground, Anfield, in a mass display of grief and tribute to Jota. Wires
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Spanish police believe Diogo Jota was speeding when he and his brother died
Spanish police suspect Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother were killed in a car crash last week. The 28-year-old Liverpool and Portugal forward died with his 25-year-old brother André Silva when the Lamborghini in which they were travelling careered off a road in the province of Zamora last Thursday. Spain's Civil Guard said on Tuesday that while its investigation into the accident was not complete, it believed the car was being driven at more than the 120km/h (75mph) speed limit when it had a suspected tyre blowout. For the first time since the crash, which happened 11 days after Jota married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, the police also said they believed the Liverpool player was driving the car. A spokesperson for the Civil Guard said: 'The expert report is being carried out and finished, where among other things they are studying the marks left by one of the wheels of the vehicle. Everything also points to a possible high excess of speed over the permitted speed of the road. All the tests carried out for the moment point to the fact that the driver of the vehicle was Diogo Jota.' The report will be handed to the court in Puebla de Sanabria, Zamora, when the investigation is completed. Jota and Silva died when the car left the A52 in north-west Spain and burst into flames. They are believed to have been heading to the northern Spanish port of Santander to take a ferry to England before Jota's return to Liverpool for pre-season training, having been advised not to fly after Jota had a recent lung procedure. The brothers were buried in their home city of Gondomar near Porto on Saturday. Jota's Liverpool teammates, most of whom attended the funeral, began reporting back for pre-season training on Tuesday. Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, who posted emotional tributes to their friend, were among the contingent who arrived at the Axa Training Centre for pre-season tests along with the new signing Jeremie Frimpong. Tributes to Jota were left near the players' entrance to the training ground. Liverpool delayed the start of pre-season after Jota's death and the full squad is not expected back until Thursday. The Premier League champions are scheduled to play their first friendly at Preston on Sunday.
Fox News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Liverpool star Diogo Jota believed to be speeding before deadly crash in Spain, police investigation reveals
Diogo Jota, the Liverpool star who died along with his brother in a car crash last week, was traveling over the speed limit, authorities in Spain said Tuesday. The Spanish Civil Guard's investigation is still ongoing, but they said their belief is that Jota was driving too fast in his Lamborghini before a tire burst, forcing the car off-course. The investigation also led to the belief that Jota was the one driving. There was no indication from the police as to who was driving, Jota or André Silva. The Lamborghini burst into flames on the Spanish highway near Zamora in northwestern Spain, killing the brothers in a tragedy that shocked the soccer world. Jota was 28 and Silva was 25. Players from Liverpool, as well as Portugal's national team, were present at the funeral for the brothers on Saturday. Virgil Van Dijk, Liverpool's captain, carried a red floral arrangement in the shape of a soccer shirt with Jota's No. 20 on it with white flowers. Andrew Robertson, another Liverpool teammate, held a similar arrangement with Silva's No. 30, which he wore with his Portuguese club Penafiel. Many others in the soccer world, including Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City's Bernardo Silva and Rúben Dias, were at the funeral over the weekend. "These are really, really sad days, as you can imagine," Portugal's national team coach Roberto Martinez said at the funeral, via FOX Sports. "But today we showed we are a large, close family. … Their spirit will be with us forever." The brothers were reportedly heading to board a boat from northern Spain to England, where Jota would rejoin his Liverpool squad following summer break. "Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota," the team said in a statement Thursday. "Liverpool FC will be making no further comment at this time and request the privacy of Diogo and Andre's family, friends, teammates and club staff is respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss." Cristiano Ronaldo, a Team Portugal legend, also reacted to the tragic news. "Doesn't make any sense," he said in an Instagram post. "Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you were married. To your family, to your wife and children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. Jota had 47 goals over 123 appearances with Liverpool. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Times
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Times
Diogo Jota ‘probably speeding' before fatal car crash, police say
Diogo Jota was probably speeding while behind the wheel of the Lamborghini he and his brother crashed and died in, Spanish police have said. 'Everything is pointing' to the Liverpool forward, 28, driving the £180,000 supercar when it careered off a highway in the early hours of Thursday, according to the Civil Guard. The force added that tests carried out so far appear to indicate the vehicle was being driven significantly over the 120km/h (75mph) speed limit when it crashed and burst into flames. The incident happened on a stretch of the A-52 near Zamora, a Spanish city close to the northwest border with Portugal, which is notorious for having dangerous bends and being poorly surfaced. Jota's brother, André Silva, 25, was also in the vehicle and died in the crash, but officials had not said until Tuesday who they thought was driving.
