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Diogo Jota was killed in a car accident on Spain's A-52 motorway(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

The same stretch of the notoriously dangerous highway where Diogo Jota lost his life in a car crash saw another person seriously injured just days before.

Liverpool striker Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 26, were killed in a horrific accident at around 00:30 local time in Cernadilla, located near Zamora in north-western Spain.

A police report stated that the Lamborghini the two professional footballers were travelling in had veered off the road after a suspected tyre blowout during an overtake.



Having been built in 1998, more accidents are said to occur on that particular road than any other in the region.

Spanish outlet AS now reports that a 60-year-old woman was seriously injured at kilometre 65 of the A-52, where Jota died, just eight days prior.

The accident is said to have occurred on June 25 (last Wednesday) at around 11:30 am.

The car left the road in the lanes heading towards Benavente.

The woman was reportedly trapped in the car as a result and had to be freed by firefighters before being taken to hospital.

Images posted on social media showed the vehicle on its side in a ditch next to the dual carriageway, while she fortunately survived the incident.

Article continues belowAnother woman was involved in a serious accident in the same area the previous week(Image: AP)

Meanwhile, the car Jota and his brother were in was left on the inner side of the road by the accident.

The central government representative for the province of Zamora, Angel Blanco, described the A-52 as “very dangerous” in the aftermath of Jota’s death.

The crash site where Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva lost their lives(Image: Getty Images)

The year 2023 alone saw 19 accidents on the motorway, which is full of high-speed bends, with an average of 1.5 deaths per incident.

Many of those accidents have come during optimal conditions such as dry road surfaces, good visibility, flowing traffic and natural light.

Iberian wolves and deer are also known to pose a huge risk of accidents by coming onto the road.

The A-52’s road surface is also said to be “riddled” with treacherous potholes, as shown by reports filed in recent years to motorists' organisation AEA Club drawing attention to the matter.

Article continues belowDiogo Jota with his brother, Andre Silva(Image: FACEBOOK)

There were no fewer than 40 official pothole complaints made to Spain's transport ministry in a single month last year, according to local news outlet La Opinión de Zamora.