Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash | BBC News

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain aged 28.

The car left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking another car, local police said.

His brother, Andre Silva, also died in the crash.

Jota was a Portuguese international and a key part of the Liverpool side that won the Premier League last season.

The Portuguese national team said Jota was "not only a fantastic player" but "an extraordinary person who was respected by all his teammates and opponents".

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