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Police Cite Speeding in Diogo Jota Crash as Liverpool Resumes Training

Preliminary Guardia Civil findings that Jota was behind the wheel at excessive speed with suspected road defects fuel scrutiny of the A-52 tragedy

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Debris and burn marks are seen along the A-52 motorway at the crash site where Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva died
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Overview

  • Guardia Civil’s early report indicates Jota was driving at likely excessive speed when a suspected tyre blowout caused the Lamborghini to veer off the A-52.
  • Road safety expert Javier Lopez Delgado points to possible highway defects on the Rias Bajas route after a near-fatal crash there eight days earlier.
  • Liverpool’s squad returned to preseason at the AXA Training Centre under a sombre atmosphere, arriving to find hundreds of floral tributes and memorial shirts.
  • Both Liverpool FC and the FA have confirmed moments of silence for Jota at the Community Shield on August 10 and the first home Premier League match of the season.
  • Reports state Jota’s widow and three children will inherit an estimated £35 million estate and receive the final two years of his Liverpool contract.