Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, 28, dies in car accident

London - Alsharq Tribune- Gina Essa 

Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota has died in a car accident in Spain, according to Portuguese reports.

The Daily Mail report that the 28-year-old footballer had been travelling in a car with his brother Andre, also a footballer.

The incident occurred on the A-52 in the province of Zamora, and the 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.

"From there, a Medical Emergency Unit (UME) and the Primary Care Medical Staff (MAP) from the Mombuey Health Center were sent, who confirmed the death of two people on the scene."

The tragic news comes just two weeks after Jota married his long-term girlfriend Rute Cardoso in Porto.