Liverpool forward Diogo Jota tragically passed away at the age of 28 in a car accident in northern Spain, only two weeks after celebrating his wedding.

New Delhi: Liverpool player Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 after an tragic car accident in northern Spain, just two weeks after his wedding ceremony.

According to the Daily Mail, local firemen in Zamora, Spain reported that the two men who died (28 and 26 years) were killed because their car caught fire after the incident.

“The 1-1-2 Castilla y León operations room received several calls reporting a vehicle accident at Km. 65 of the A-52, in the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora. A car was reported to have been involved in an accident and the vehicle was on fire,” Emergency responders in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed in a statement.

“1-1-2 notified the Zamora Traffic Police, the Zamora Provincial Council Fire Brigade, and the Sacyl Emergency Coordination Center (CCU) of this accident. From there, a Medical Emergency Unit (UME) and the Primary Care Medical Staff (MAP) from the Mombuey Health Center were sent, who confirmed the death of two people on the scene.”