3/7/2025–|Last update: 17:45 (Mecca time)
A video documented by a truck driver showed the moment the vehicle was traveling in the Portuguese player Dugo Gota and his brother, after she had a traffic accident that caused their death immediately.
According to the video circulating on social media, the remains of the vehicle – a Lamborghini type – appear on fire on a highway in the town of Sernadia, in Samura Province, close to the Spanish Portuguese border.
A truck driver viewed Dioğo Jota’s burning vehicle… pic.twitter.com/VIb8R5q4jc
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The car, which Gota was traveling in “from the path”, deviated before the fire broke out, according to the Civil Guard Agency, “Gardia Seville”, explaining that the passengers, Dugo and his brother André, who is also a professional soccer player in the second division in Portugal, died at the arrival of emergency services.
The accident may be caused by a tire explosion in the Gota car while trying to overcome another car, according to preliminary investigations, according to the Guard Agency.
The English Premier League champion Liverpool announced the death of its player Gota, and wrote on his official page, “Liverpool was broken due to the tragic departure of Dugo Gota. The club told Diogo a traffic accident in Spain with his brother André.”
“Liverpool will not make any additional comment at the present time, and requests to respect the privacy of the Dugu and André family, their friends, colleagues and club employees, and they are trying to overcome this unimaginable loss,” the club added.
Jota moved to the ranks of Liverpool in 2020, and played a major role in the success of the red team in recent years, especially in a crime journey towards the Premier League title last season, which witnessed 9 goals in various competitions, on the Liverpool road towards its twentieth title.
Jota carried the colors of Basos de Ferrera between 2014 and 2016, Porto colors between 2016 and 2017, and Wolverhampton between 2017 and 2020.
The Portuguese Federation mourned Jota, calling on the European Union for the game (UEFA) to stand a minute of silence during the Portugal and Spain match in the European Women’s Cup in Switzerland.
“The Portuguese Football Association and all Portuguese football are completely broken due to the death of Dugo Gota and his brother André Silva,” said the President of the Portuguese Federation, Pedro Broena, on Facebook.
He added, “Dugo Gota was more than just a great player, as he participated in nearly 50 international matches with the first national team, but rather an exceptional person, respected by all his teammates and opponents.”