Overview
- Spanish Civil Guard and regional emergency services report a tyre blowout on the A-52 near Cernadilla caused the Lamborghini to veer off the road and ignite.
- Medical teams confirmed Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother André Silva, 26, were killed instantly and that no other vehicles were involved.
- Liverpool FC and the Portuguese Football Federation issued statements expressing devastation, with Portugal’s prime minister and fellow players offering condolences.
- The Portuguese FA requested UEFA observe a minute’s silence before Thursday’s women’s European Championship fixture in tribute to the brothers.
- The tragedy occurred just 11 days after Jota married Rute Cardoso in Porto, leaving their three young children without either parent.