Diogo Jota: Cause of Liverpool star's death revealed

Diogo Jota: Cause of Liverpool star's death revealed

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 11:05 - 03.07.2025

The details of Diogo Jota's tragic death have finally been revealed.

Pulse Sports earlier reported that Liverpool forward Diogo Jota passed away, aged 28, after a tragic car accident in Zamora, Spain.

The Portugal forward was accompanied by his brother, who also sadly lost his life.

As tributes pour in from fans, clubs, and the entire football world, the question of 'how it happened' remains paramount.

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car accident in northern Spain | Facebook

Diogo Jota's death: What we know

According to MailSport, Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva suffered the accident in Zamora, Spain on the A-52 at Cernadilla just after midnight.

Jota was driving a Lamborghini when one of the tyres blew out, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.

Diogo Jota was an intergral figure in Jurgen Klopp's final seasons at Liverpool | IMAGO

The car subsequently rolled off the road and burst into flames, with emergency services trying and failing to rescue the footballers.

This tragic incident comes less than two weeks after Jota married Rute Cardoso, the mother of his three children, in Portugal.

Jota was coming off the back of an incredible 2024-25 season, where he won the Premier League with Liverpool, Nations League with Portugal, and capped it with marriage to the love of his life.