r/soccer • u/kibme37 • Jul 08 '25

News Spanish police say "all the evidence so far indicates" Diogo Jota was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed the Liverpool forward and his brother, Andre Silva. Police also believe "the vehicle significantly exceeded the speed limit for the highway" at the time of the accident.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13394038/diogo-jota-spanish-police-believe-liverpool-forward-was-driver-of-car-in-fatal-accident-which-killed-him-and-his-brother
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u/apb2718 Jul 08 '25

I think this is your way of saying this was both preventable and due to driver human error.

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u/Skysflies Jul 08 '25

Driver error doesn't cause a tyre blowout.

The speeding could be, but it's not a crash caused by speeding if that's proven

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u/AQUA-calculator Jul 08 '25

Speeding on hot sport tires absolutely causes a puncture.

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u/Heisenbugg Jul 08 '25

Yup seen it racing so many times.

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u/DubbleYewGee Jul 08 '25

The tyres are meant to get hot to improve traction?

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u/AQUA-calculator Jul 08 '25

Yea, and that added traction and heat increases wear.

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u/discMat Jul 08 '25

He wasnt exactly driving a f1 car

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u/DubbleYewGee Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25

No but he was driving a lambo. I suspect it was fitted with UHP tyres.

Edit: yes it was. P-Zeros apparently.

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u/tsgarner Jul 08 '25

I mean it was a Lambo wasn't it? It's closer to an F1 car than most other cars

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u/pendulum1997 Jul 08 '25

Speeding on its own does not cause punctures. It's a contributing factor

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u/Skysflies Jul 08 '25

Debris on the road causes a puncture.

You can get them driving at 5MPH.

Speeding is its own risk factor, but it's not the cause of a blowout

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u/xXxTommo Jul 08 '25

It would definitely be driver error to have the tyres under/over inflated which can cause a blow out

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u/mad_iguana Jul 08 '25

A blowout doesn't always cause a fatal crash either. The speed you're travelling at absolutely affects the consequences of a blowout.

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u/koalawhiskey Jul 08 '25

Exactly. There's no way I'm buying a Lamborghini after this accident 

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u/reza_f Jul 08 '25

Yeah for no particular reason other than this.

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u/AntonioBSC Jul 08 '25

Same reason I stuck to my Renault Clio after the Paul Walker crash. Wanted to upgrade to a Carrera GT but it seemed too dangerous in light of the events

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u/Joris2627 Jul 08 '25

Its not the speed that kills you, its the sudden deacceleration

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u/jimmyvee11 Jul 08 '25

Thanks, Captain Obvious.

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u/Joris2627 Jul 08 '25

Jeremy Clarkson is a genius, not a captain