Diogo Jota fatal accident

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Tire blowout, fiery wreck, irreplaceable loss: Diogo Jota dies in a car crash in Spain.

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00:00Diogo Jota's final journey ends in tragedy. Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a fatal car crash in Spain at the age of 28.

00:08The accident occurred at 12.30 a.m. near Serna Diaz Amora on the A52 motorway.

00:13According to the Spanish Civil Guard, Jota's Lamborghini suffered a tire blowout while overtaking another vehicle,

00:19wheeled off the road and caught fire.

00:21Tragically, Jota was not alone. His 26-year-old brother Andre, a football for FC Peña Fiel, was also in the car and died at the scene.

00:28No other vehicles were involved. Emergency services responded swiftly, but were unable to save either man.

00:34Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

00:36Jota has recently married his longtime partner just two weeks ago and was taking a short break following the season.

00:42His sudden death has devastated the football world. Liverpool FC called it an unimaginable tragedy and asked for privacy for the grieving family.

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