Premier League footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, a professional player for Portuguese side Penafiel, have died after being involved in a car accident in Spain.

The football world is mourning the loss of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, died in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning. Spanish authorities say the car left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and then caught fire.

Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash. He was 28. According to the BBC, Jota and his 25-year-old brother, André Silva, were driving a Lamborghini when it veered off the road due to a tire blowout and burst into flames in the Spanish province of Zamora.