Spanish police believe Liverpool player Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash last week.
Spain’s Civil Guard said that while their investigation into the cause of the crash last Thursday continues, they believe Jota was driving too fast when the Lamborghini veered off course after a tyre burst.
Previously, the police had not said if Jota or his brother André Silva were driving.
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Diogo Jota of Portugal during the UEFA Nations League 2025 final.
Diogo Jota of Portugal during the UEFA Nations League 2025 final. Edith Geuppert - GES Sportfoto via Getty Images
On Tuesday they said that it appeared Jota was
The siblings died in the car when it burst into flames on an isolated section of highway early in the morning, local time.
Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish city of Santander to take a ferry to England where he would rejoin Liverpool after being advised not to fly following a recent lung procedure.
Their funeral was held in Portugal on Sunday.
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