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Jota underwent minor lung surgery at some point before his 22 June 2025 wedding and was advised by doctors not to fly. He travelled from Liverpool by ferry to [[Santander, Spain|Santander]] in northern Spain, then drove south to [[Porto]]. He was making the return journey to Liverpool for pre-season training, along with his brother André, when they were involved in a car crash prior to reaching Santander. Both men were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diogo Jota: Liverpool manager Arne Slot remembers 'friend to everyone' Jota after death in car crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt?post=asset%3Ae6d82aeb-1988-4e01-9811-1dce27d535e0#post |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 2025 |title=Diogo Jota was on way to catch ferry when car crashed, after doctor advised against flying |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Millar |first=Colin |last2=Ballús |first2=Pol |last3=more |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and brother Andre Silva die in road accident |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6470812/2025/07/03/diogo-jota-death-brother-road-accident-liverpool/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
Jota underwent minor lung surgery at some point before his 22 June 2025 wedding and was advised by doctors not to fly. He travelled from Liverpool by ferry to [[Santander, Spain|Santander]] in northern Spain, then drove south to [[Porto]]. He was making the return journey to Liverpool for pre-season training, along with his brother André, when they were involved in a car crash prior to reaching Santander. Both men were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diogo Jota: Liverpool manager Arne Slot remembers 'friend to everyone' Jota after death in car crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt?post=asset%3Ae6d82aeb-1988-4e01-9811-1dce27d535e0#post |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 2025 |title=Diogo Jota was on way to catch ferry when car crashed, after doctor advised against flying |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Millar |first=Colin |last2=Ballús |first2=Pol |last3=more |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and brother Andre Silva die in road accident |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6470812/2025/07/03/diogo-jota-death-brother-road-accident-liverpool/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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According to the [[Civil Guard (Spain)|Spanish Civil Guard]], Jota's [[Lamborghini Huracán|Lamborghini Hurucán]] suffered a [[Blowout (tire)|tyre blowout]] while overtaking another car, and veered off the road before catching fire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |last2=Rai |first2=Guillermo |title=The heartbreaking death of Diogo Jota |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6468468/2025/07/04/liverpool-diogo-jota-crash/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=4 July 2025 |date=4 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="Sky">{{Cite news |last=Osborne |first=Samuel |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain two weeks after wedding |url=https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703091935/https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |archive-date=3 July 2025 |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=[[Sky News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Liverpool star Diogo Jota, 28, killed in car crash in Spain two weeks after getting married |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/liverpool-star-diogo-jota-28-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=LBC |language=en}}</ref> The incident occurred on 3 July 2025 at around 00:40 [[Central European Standard Time|CEST]] on the [[Autovía A-52|A-52]] motorway (kilometre point 65 in the direction of [[Benavente, Spain|Benavente]]), in the municipality of [[Cernadilla]] in the [[Province of Zamora]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sierra |first=Alberto P. |date=3 July 2025 |title=El reventón de una rueda al adelantar, posible causa del accidente de Diogo Jota |url=https://as.com/futbol/el-reventon-de-una-rueda-al-adelantar-posible-causa-del-accidente-n/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]] |language=es}}</ref><ref name="SkyNews" /><ref name=":2" /> Spanish newspaper [[Marca (newspaper)|''Marca'']] was the first outlet to publish news of the brothers' deaths.<ref name="SkyNews">{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |access-date=3 July 2025 |date=3 July 2025 |title=Diogo Jota dies latest: Liverpool forward killed in car crash in Spain two weeks after his wedding |publisher=[[Sky News]] |first1=Mark |last1=Wyatt |last2=Williams |first2=Kieren |name-list-style=and |archive-date=3 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703091935/https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rodrígues |trans-title=Diogo Jota, a 28-year-old Liverpool footballer, dies in a traffic accident in the province of Zamora |first=Ángel |date=3 July 2025 |title=Muere el futbolista del Liverpool Diogo Jota en un accidente de tráfico en la provincia de Zamora |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/premier-league/2025/07/03/muere-futbolista-liverpool-diego-jota-accidente-trafico-provincia-zamora.html |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=MARCA |language=es}}</ref> Later in the day, Spanish emergency services confirmed the crash<ref name="SkyNews" /> and that both brothers died at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool forward Jota, 28, dies in a car crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cr4we9z2l42o |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Ali |date=3 July 2025 |title=Diogo Jota, Liverpool Soccer Star, Dies in Car Crash at 28 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/europe/diogo-jota-dead-car-crash-liverpool.html |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
According to the [[Civil Guard (Spain)|Spanish Civil Guard]], Jota's [[Lamborghini Huracán]] suffered a [[Blowout (tire)|tyre blowout]] while overtaking another car, and veered off the road before catching fire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |last2=Rai |first2=Guillermo |title=The heartbreaking death of Diogo Jota |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6468468/2025/07/04/liverpool-diogo-jota-crash/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=4 July 2025 |date=4 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="Sky">{{Cite news |last=Osborne |first=Samuel |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain two weeks after wedding |url=https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703091935/https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |archive-date=3 July 2025 |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=[[Sky News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Liverpool star Diogo Jota, 28, killed in car crash in Spain two weeks after getting married |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/liverpool-star-diogo-jota-28-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=LBC |language=en}}</ref> The incident occurred on 3 July 2025 at around 00:40 [[Central European Standard Time|CEST]] on the [[Autovía A-52|A-52]] motorway (kilometre point 65 in the direction of [[Benavente, Spain|Benavente]]), in the municipality of [[Cernadilla]] in the [[Province of Zamora]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sierra |first=Alberto P. |date=3 July 2025 |title=El reventón de una rueda al adelantar, posible causa del accidente de Diogo Jota |url=https://as.com/futbol/el-reventon-de-una-rueda-al-adelantar-posible-causa-del-accidente-n/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]] |language=es}}</ref><ref name="SkyNews" /><ref name=":2" /> Spanish newspaper [[Marca (newspaper)|''Marca'']] was the first outlet to publish news of the brothers' deaths.<ref name="SkyNews">{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |access-date=3 July 2025 |date=3 July 2025 |title=Diogo Jota dies latest: Liverpool forward killed in car crash in Spain two weeks after his wedding |publisher=[[Sky News]] |first1=Mark |last1=Wyatt |last2=Williams |first2=Kieren |name-list-style=and |archive-date=3 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703091935/https://news.sky.com/story/diogo-jota-dies-latest-liverpool-forward-killed-in-car-crash-in-spain-two-weeks-after-his-wedding-13391750 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rodrígues |trans-title=Diogo Jota, a 28-year-old Liverpool footballer, dies in a traffic accident in the province of Zamora |first=Ángel |date=3 July 2025 |title=Muere el futbolista del Liverpool Diogo Jota en un accidente de tráfico en la provincia de Zamora |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/premier-league/2025/07/03/muere-futbolista-liverpool-diego-jota-accidente-trafico-provincia-zamora.html |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=MARCA |language=es}}</ref> Later in the day, Spanish emergency services confirmed the crash<ref name="SkyNews" /> and that both brothers died at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool forward Jota, 28, dies in a car crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cr4we9z2l42o |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Ali |date=3 July 2025 |title=Diogo Jota, Liverpool Soccer Star, Dies in Car Crash at 28 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/europe/diogo-jota-dead-car-crash-liverpool.html |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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