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Diogo Jota Was Travelling to Reach UK 'by Ferry' when Fatal Car Crash Occurred - Birmingham Live

  • Diogo Jota, Liverpool forward, and his brother died in a car crash in northwest Spain after their Lamborghini’s tyre blew out while en route to catch a ferry.
  • Following lung surgery, Jota was advised against flying and planned to return by ferry before his fatal car crash in Spain.
  • A survey ranked Spain’s A-52 highway among the worst in the country due to poor conditions, with a tyre blowout during overtaking causing Jota’s fatal crash.
  • Following the crash, tributes poured in from Klopp, Nunez, Carragher, and James; flags flew at half-mast at Anfield and fans laid flowers outside the stadium.
  • Liverpool’s pre-season begins on July 7, but Jota’s death underscores the risks of avoiding air travel after lung surgery, highlighting broader travel safety concerns for recovering athletes.
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According to the media, Portuguese football player Jota, who was fatally injured in a car accident, wanted to take a ferry to Britain. Doctors would have advised not to fly because of an operation on the lungs.

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A shocking new detail about Diogo Jota's death journey: The Liverpool and Portugal star has probably only been on the road with the death car because he was not allowed to travel by plane after an operation! So the footballer wanted to take the land and sea route to return from his Portuguese homeland to England ... As reported by "CNN Portugal", Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva were on their way to Santander, where he wanted to board a fe…

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The death of Diogo Jota shakes the football world. Now it is clear what the reason for the Portuguese driving was.

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Jota had been operated and on medical recommendation he had to avoid the planes. The footballer went on a trip to Santander to take a ferry back to England.

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CNN Brasil broke the news in Brazil on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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