×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Read Offline Anywhere
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Liverpool football star Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Liverpool's striker Diogo Jota celebrates scoring a goal during a past English Premier League football match. [AFP]

Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain on Thursday, police said, weeks after the star got married.

The Civil Guard said a vehicle veered off a motorway and burst into flames shortly after midnight in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora, confirming the deaths of Jota, 28, and his brother Andre.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By Brian Ngugi 34 mins ago
Business
Equity Q1 net profit up 24pc to Sh18.3b on regional units
By Brian Ngugi 46 mins ago
Business
KCB Q1 net earnings hit Sh17.8b to join rivals in defying tough times
Real Estate
Centum Re begins handover of 400 apartments at Nairobi's Two Rivers
Business
Epra makes marginal hike on pipeline tariff, piles pressure on consumers