Spanish authorities say their car left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and then caught fire.
Of the two siblings, Jota had more of a high-profile amongst many football fans given his time at Atletico Madrid, Porto, Wolves, Liverpool and the Portugal national team.
However, Andre Silva, the younger brother of the Liverpool star, was also a talented footballer in his own right.
Full name Andre Filipe Teixeira da Silva, he was an attacking midfielder who could also operate on the flanks, Silva was born on April 28, 2000 and it didn’t take long for him to follow in Jota’s footsteps.
Silva started playing football at local club Gondomar S.C. before joining Porto's youth team in 2011, staying there for six years before moving on to Pacos de Ferreira and then Famalicao's U23 side following a loan spell with Padroense.
His professional career began with Famalico, though after a brief spell he joined Boavista U23s on a free transfer, spending one season there before returning to Gondomar in the summer of 2021.
Across two years with his boyhood club, Silva struggled for game time and moved on to Penafiel - a Portuguese second-division side - in the summer of 2023 and went on to score seven goals in 62 appearances.
In a tribute to both Jota and Silva, a minute's silence will be held before Portugal face Spain at the Women’s Euros tonight.
Upon a request from the Portuguese FA, UEFA have confirmed that a minute’s silence will be held at all Women’s Euro 2025 games on Thursday and Friday, including Belgium vs Italy, Denmark vs Sweden and Germany vs Poland.
“UEFA announces that a moment of silence will be observed at all of today’s and tomorrow’s UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 matches in memory of Portugal international and Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva who tragically passed away today,” said European football’s governing body.