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Forensics Point to Speeding and Tire Failure in Fatal Jota Crash

The Guardia Civil’s preliminary findings attribute the June crash to excessive speed with a rear tire blowout; the final report will be submitted to court once complete.

El lugar en el que ocurrieron los hechos, a 3 de julio de 2025, en Palacios de Sanabria, Zamora, Castilla y León (España), donde perdió la vida Diogo Jota y su hermano André Silva.
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Overview

  • Preliminary pericial findings indicate excessive speed as a key factor in the June 25–26 A-52 collision that killed Diogo Jota and his brother.
  • Investigators identified a rear tire blowout on the rented Lamborghini Huracán that likely triggered the vehicle’s loss of control.
  • Forensic evidence and personal effects confirm that Diogo Jota was driving and his brother André Silva was the passenger.
  • The incomplete report from the Guardia Civil de Tráfico de Zamora will be forwarded to the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción de Puebla de Sanabria for judicial review.
  • The brothers were en route to Santander after Jota was advised against flying following a lung operation and had married days before the accident.