The dual carriageway where the footballer and his brother died has sharp bends, bad visibility and a risk of wildlife roaming free, a Civil Guard spokesman told The i Paper
MADRID – The road where Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother were killed when their Lamborghini crashed has been described as a black spot which has seen a series of accidents.
The 28-year-old Portuguese international striker and his brother Andre Silva, 26, died just after midnight on Thursday morning on the A-52 at Palacios de Sanabria, near the city of Zamora in northwestern Spain.
It is believed that the Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off the road after a tyre blew out.
The car burst into flames and emergency workers were unable to save the men’s lives.
ZAMORA, SPAIN - JULY 3: General view of the crash site where Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota and his brother Andr?? Silva lost their lives, showing the wreckage of the Lamborghini Huracan at kilometre 65 of the A-52, near the town of Cernadilla, close to Zamora, Spain. The car crash occurred just after midnight on July 3, 2025. Spanish authorities said the vehicle left the road and caught fire upon impact. Both Jota and his brother were killed. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
The crash site where Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva lost their lives (Photo: Octavio Passos/ Getty Images)
ZAMORA, SPAIN - JULY 3: General view of the crash site where Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota and his brother Andr?? Silva lost their lives, showing the wreckage of the Lamborghini Huracan at kilometre 65 of the A-52, near the town of Cernadilla, close to Zamora, Spain. The car crash occurred just after midnight on July 3, 2025. Spanish authorities said the vehicle left the road and caught fire upon impact. Both Jota and his brother were killed. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
Wreckage at the scene (Photo: Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
The section of the road where the accident took place is known as a black spot because it has a series of tight bends, poor visibility and often animals including wolves or deer cross veer out in front of traffic, according to a Spanish Civil Guard spokesman who would not be named, as is custom.
The A-52, which is also known locally as the Autovia de las Rias Baixas, has seen a series of accidents in recent years.
Last month, a 60-year-old woman was seriously injured when her car careered off the road at the same place that claimed the lives of Jota and his brother.
There were 19 road accidents on the A-52 in 2023, according to the latest available figures from the Spanish Transport Ministry.
“The place where this accident took place is known as a black spot because of its sharp curves, bad visibility and the fact animals like deer and wolves can veer out across the road at times,” a Civil Guard spokesman told The i Paper.
Sergi Garcia, an expert in wolves, which are common in the area, and who has driven many times on this stretch of road, said other accidents had happened on the road in the past.
“It is an area where there is a high density of animals like wolves and deer,” he said.
“It is an open road so perhaps if you are driving a Lamborghini it is a place where you can drive as fast as you want, especially if it is in the early hours of the morning. But I don’t know what the police think is the cause of the crash.”
Members of the media gather outside the cemetery, near the Chapel of the Resurrection, the location of the wake for Liverpool's Portuguese soccer player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who died in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, in Gondomar, Portugal, July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
The wake will be held today in the Chapel of the Resurrection in Gondomar, Portugal (Photo: Pedro Nunes/ Reuters)
Mourners gathered today to honour Jota and his brother at a wake in Portugal, a local parish priest said.
Jose Manuel Macedo, parish priest at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme, told the PA news agency that a wake would take place on Friday before the brothers’ funeral at the Igreja Matriz on Saturday.