Overview

• The crash occurred just after midnight on July 3 on the A-52 near Cernadilla when Jota’s Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames during an overtaking maneuver.
• Jota and his brother André Silva were driving to Santander to board a ferry to the UK after medical advice against flying following recent lung surgery.
• Emergency responders from 112 Castilla y León, the Guardia Civil and Zamora fire crews extinguished the blaze but were unable to save the brothers.
• Both Liverpool FC and the Portuguese Football Federation have described the loss as irreparable and appealed for privacy for the family.
• Authorities from the Subdelegación del Gobierno in Zamora are examining tire fragments and vehicle data to verify the suspected blowout cause.