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Diogo Jota has died in a car accident in Spain along with his brother(Image: Maja Hitij - UEFA, UEFA via Getty Images)

Diogo Jota’s identity was confirmed through a licence plate after the Liverpool striker tragically died in a fire following a car accident.

Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 26, were killed in a crash on Thursday in Zamora, Spain.

Police stated that their Lamborghini had veered off the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle around 00:30 local time.



Jota's wife Rute Cardoso tied the knot with him merely 11 days prior to his death.

Article continues belowA matching licence plate was found in the crash wreckage(Image: Anadolu, Anadolu via Getty Images)

Cardoso, who is also the mother of Jota’s three children, told police that the two brothers' intention was to spend the night in Benavente, northwest Spain, and continue their journey on Thursday to reach Santander before catching a ferry to Portsmouth.

Jota's widow was offered psychological support and her late husband's personal items saved from the fire were handed to her.

It was one of the brothers’ relatives that realised they hadn't arrived at Benavente and checks later confirmed they were Portuguese nationals.

A spokesperson for the Civil Guard in Zamora said: "The investigation into the crash is being carried out by Civil Guard traffic officers.

We believe the car suffered a blowout from the marks on the road.

Jota was just 28 and his younger brother only 26(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

"The full police report once it is completed will be submitted to a duty court in Zamora which has launched an ongoing judicial investigation into this crash.

That report is going to take time to complete, probably about four or five days but possibly longer.

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"At this moment in time it is impossible to say at exactly what speed the car was going but that is something the Civil Guard investigators will be able to detail at least approximately in their final report from things like the skid marks.

"What I can confirm is that no other vehicle was involved and no-one else was hurt."

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