By Staff Reporter
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died following a car crash in Spain at the age of 28, Portuguese media have reported.
Jota had reportedly been travelling in a car with his brother Andre, who is also a 26-year-old footballer.
The incident occurred on the A-52 in the province of Zamora.
Emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed the crash.
‘The 1-1-2 Castilla y León operations room received several calls reporting a vehicle accident at Km. 65 of the A-52, in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora. A car was reported to have been involved in an accident and the vehicle was on fire,’ a statement read.
‘1-1-2 notified the Zamora Traffic Police, the Zamora Provincial Council Fire Brigade, and the Sacyl Emergency Coordination Center (CCU) of this accident.
