The accident that cost the life of the Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva is still involved in controversy. Although the Civil Guard indicates speeding as a main cause, a truck driver who passed seconds later ensures that the car was not fast.
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The tragic accident that cost Life to Diogo Jota, a Liverpool player, and his brother André Silva is still surrounded by questions. The official version of the Civil Guard points to speeding as a main cause, but new voices contradict that report and focus on the state of the road.
José Azevedo, a truck driver who was driving on the A-52 in Zamora on the night of the accident, said that the Lamborghini Hurricane in which the two brothers were traveling did not go fast. “The family has my word that they were not going speed.
The driver explained that he knows the area well because he travels almost daily. “I drive on that road every day, from Monday to Saturday, and I have seen authentic barbarities from other cars, but they don't. The road is dark, but I could see the mark and color of the car perfectly,” he said. Azevedo was also criticized for not stopping to help the victims, although he says he tried: “I filmed it, I stopped, I tried to help, but I could not do anything. My conscience is calm.”
Another truck driver, José Aleixo Duarte, supports the Azevedo version. According to the Portuguese media Correio da Manha, the Lamborghini advanced it a few minutes before, without giving the impression of going at high speed. “They were calm, they did not commit any infraction. The road is full of potholes and defects, and that could influence,” said Duarte, who also runs the route daily.
For its part, the Civil Guard maintains that the brands left by the vehicle on the road point to “a high speed excess.” In addition, they do not rule out that a tire burst during an overtaking was the trigger for the incident. The investigation is still open.
The accident occurred at dawn from July 2 to 3, when the car left the road and ended up burning. Diogo Jota, 28, was traveling to Santander to take a ferri to England, since a recent lung operation prevented him from flying.
With these new testimonies, the case is still open and the debate grows: was the speed or poor state of the road? The only true thing, for now, is that football cries two brothers who died too soon.
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