Footballer Diogo Jota died in a traffic accident

The star of the football club “Liverpool” and the Portuguese national team, Diogo Jota, died in a traffic accident.

At the moment it is known that the accident occurred in the Spanish province of Zamora at the 65th kilometer of the highway A-52.

In the car along with the Portuguese footballer died his brother Andre da Silva.

According to BBC Sport, the cause of the accident was a burst tire on the Lamborghini.

Footballers were rushing at high speed, overtaking the car, at which point the tire exploded.

The sports car was thrown into the ditch; it caught fire. The brothers were unable to get out.

Diogo Jota this season with Liverpool won the championship of England and also became the owner of the Cup of Nations in the national team of Portugal.

A few days ago, he celebrated his wedding. Jota and his wife, Rute Cardoso, have three children.