Investigators rule there was no criminal liability in car crash that killed Diogo Jota and his brother

There was no criminal liability over the crash that led to the death of former Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva, Spanish investigators have ruled in court.

Jota and Silva were killed in a car crash in northern Spain on July 3, 2025, when their Lamborghini veered off the A‑52 motorway near Cernadilla.

Following an investigation, a Spanish court has determined that the crash was due to the Lamborghini suffering a blown-out tyre while overtaking a car, before bursting into flames upon hitting a barrier in the middle of the carriageway.

The High Court of Justice in the province of Zamora, north-west Spain, has concluded that no criminal action is necessary regarding the deaths of both Jota and Silva, following the review of the entire evidence.

In a report from The Athletic, it is revealed that the courts 'dismissed the case last November' after the reviewing of the case file, and the aid of road road traffic collisions experts.

'The dismissal of the criminal proceedings does not preclude the possibility of the affected parties bringing a civil action to claim whatever they deem appropriate,' an insider from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla y Leon went on to tell the outlet.