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Guardia Civil Blames Excessive Speed and Tire Blowout in Diogo Jota Crash

A trucker witness disputes the speed finding of the sealed report.

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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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A fan holds up a shirt in tribute to Liverpool's Diogo Jota before the match REUTERS/Lee Smith

Overview

  • Preliminary pericial findings by the Guardia Civil in Zamora attribute the July 3 Lamborghini Huracán crash that killed Diogo Jota and his brother to excessive speed and a rear tire blowout, and confirm Jota as the driver.
  • The forensic dossier remains incomplete and under judicial secrecy until it is formally submitted to the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción de Puebla de Sanabria in Zamora.
  • Investigators analyzed skid marks and tire tread imprints on the A-52, noting that while the speed limit is 120 km/h, drivers routinely reach 130–140 km/h on that stretch.
  • Jota had rented the high-performance Lamborghini in Barcelona days before the accident, prompting authorities to consider his familiarity with the vehicle’s power.
  • José Azevedo, a truck driver who witnessed the crash, asserts the Lamborghini was traveling at a calm pace, directly contradicting the speed hypothesis.