The accident, which occurred during the early hours last Thursday in the Zamora province, claimed the lives of 28-year-old Jota and his 25-year-old brother as their Lamborghini reportedly suffered a tyre blowout while overtaking on the A52 motorway, leaving them with no time to react.
According to local traffic police, the vehicle may have been exceeding the allowable speed limit when it veered off the road before igniting into flames. Investigators have been analyzing tire marks left on the road several meters from the scene of the incident, further substantiating assertions that Diogo Jota was indeed at the helm of the ill-fated car.
As authorities prepare an expert report for the court, they face challenges due to the severity of the fire that resulted in the virtual obliteration of the vehicle. Three days post-accident, the tight-knit football community gathered to mourn the brothers back in their hometown of Gondomar, Portugal, where they were laid to rest, just over a week after Jota celebrated his marriage to Rute Cardoso.
The brothers were reportedly en route to the Spanish port of Santander, where Jota was slated to return for Liverpool's pre-season training. Despite earlier suggestions of an uneven road surface, authorities assert that the highway, without being a high-risk area, should have been navigable without exceeding the 120km/h speed limit.
According to local traffic police, the vehicle may have been exceeding the allowable speed limit when it veered off the road before igniting into flames. Investigators have been analyzing tire marks left on the road several meters from the scene of the incident, further substantiating assertions that Diogo Jota was indeed at the helm of the ill-fated car.
As authorities prepare an expert report for the court, they face challenges due to the severity of the fire that resulted in the virtual obliteration of the vehicle. Three days post-accident, the tight-knit football community gathered to mourn the brothers back in their hometown of Gondomar, Portugal, where they were laid to rest, just over a week after Jota celebrated his marriage to Rute Cardoso.
The brothers were reportedly en route to the Spanish port of Santander, where Jota was slated to return for Liverpool's pre-season training. Despite earlier suggestions of an uneven road surface, authorities assert that the highway, without being a high-risk area, should have been navigable without exceeding the 120km/h speed limit.
