Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies aged 28 following tragic car accident in Spain

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a tragic car accident in Spain along with his brother.

• Footballer involved in crash in Spain
• His brother Andre also died in collision
• Liverpool striker had got married two weeks earlier

WHAT HAPPENED?

According to Marca, Jota and his brother Andre, also a professional footballer, both died when the vehicle they were travelling in came off the road in the province of Zamora in the early hours of Thursday morning.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Witnesses, who called Spain's emergency services, told the media they saw the car burst into flames, which spread to nearby vegetation.

DID YOU KNOW?

Jota, 28, joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 in a £41m transfer. He scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the Reds. He won the Premier League title last season as well as lifting the FA Cup, Community Shield and the Carabao Cup twice. He married his partner Rute Cardoso on June 22. The couple had three children.