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A motortruck operator who reportedly filmed the car clang that killed Diogo Jota and his member Andre Silva has disputed claims made successful a caller constabulary report.
Last week, the shot satellite was shaken to its halfway aft quality emerged that Liverpool prima Jota and his member Andre had been killed aft being progressive successful a superior car accident.
The clang happened successful the Spanish state of Zamora, and according to a connection released by section authorities, Jota and Andre were travelling successful a Lamborghini which caught occurrence aft going disconnected roadworthy connected the backmost of a tyre blowout.
Since Jota's death, tributes person poured successful from Liverpool players and the wider shot community.
On Tuesday, a caller study from the Spanish constabulary claimed that Jota was apt the operator of the car, and the Lamborghini was perchance implicit the velocity bounds erstwhile the tyre blew out.
It has been suggested that the adept study is inactive being worked connected and finalised.
A fig of Liverpool players attended Diogo Jota's funeral. Image: Getty
However, a motortruck operator who was travelling connected the aforesaid roadworthy erstwhile the tragic mishap occurred has disputed claims that Jota's conveyance was implicit the velocity limit.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Jose Azevedo has stated that the car was not travelling supra the velocity bounds erstwhile the mishap happened.
He said: "I filmed it, stopped, tried to help, but unfortunately, determination was thing I could do. I person a wide conscience. I cognize what I went done that nighttime due to the fact that I didn't cognize who was inside. My condolences to the family.
"[The family] person my connection that they were not speeding. I could spot the marque of the car, the colour of the car. I thrust this roadworthy each day, Monday done Saturday, I cognize what roadworthy it is, and it's worthless."
Azevedo continued: "It's a acheronian road, and I could spot the marque and colour of the car, everything perfectly. Later on, unfortunately, that's however it ended."
Meanwhile, Spanish quality outlet MARCA stated that different motortruck operator claimed to person been overtaken by Jota's conveyance 5 minutes earlier the crash, stating the car was travelling astatine 'moderate speed'.
Liverpool prima Cody Gakpo laid a tribute extracurricular Anfield for Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva. Image: Getty
Recently, Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan paid tribute to Jota, helium said: "We person each been wholly shocked by the concern and, again, tin lone deliberation of what this has meant to their family.
"What we spot down america and the overwhelming outpouring of enactment and emotion and grief and emotion – having a accidental to locomotion down the enactment present and work the cards and work the messages, our anthem, You’ll Never Walk Alone, it does mean something.
"In this case, I deliberation everybody conscionable feels truthful passionately astir making definite that we retrieve the 2 boys but besides that we enactment their family, and we’re going to enactment done this together."
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