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Inquiry Focuses on Suspected Tire Blowout in Crash That Killed Diogo Jota and Brother

Investigators are examining vehicle debris in a bid to determine if a tire blowout triggered the fatal crash

Le footballeur Diogo Jota est mort à 28 ans dans un accident de la route
Le footballeur Diogo Jota est mort à 28 ans dans un accident de la route
Le footballeur Diogo Jota est mort à 28 ans dans un accident de la route
Le footballeur Diogo Jota est mort à 28 ans dans un accident de la route

Overview

  • Spanish authorities have begun forensic tests on the wreckage from the July 3 accident on the A-52 near Cernadilla to assess a possible tire failure during an overtaking maneuver
  • DNA analysis has confirmed the identities of Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother André Silva, 26, and their bodies have been repatriated to Portugal ahead of funerals planned Saturday in Gondomar
  • Liverpool FC, the Portuguese Football Federation and UEFA have organized and requested minutes of silence at recent Euro Women’s Championship and Club World Cup fixtures to honor the two players
  • Regional support centres and psychological units have been set up in Castile-león and Gondomar to assist grieving family members and fans
  • Jota, a Premier League and Nations League winner, married on June 22 and leaves behind a wife and three young children