Diogo Jota was on his way to take a ferry and return to Liverpool for pre-season training when he died in a car accident, BBC Sport has been told.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Portugal forward, who was 28, had undergone minor surgery so doctors had advised him against flying.<\/p>\n
As a result, he was planning to return to Liverpool for the start of pre-season, due to begin on Monday, by boat.<\/p>\n
This is understood to mean he was travelling by car from Porto to take a ferry from Santander in northern Spain.<\/p>\n
Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora and died.<\/p>\n
The Guardia Civil has told BBC Sport that both men died at about 00:30 local time on Thursday following a tyre blowout that occurred while overtaking another vehicle.<\/p>\n
Zamora, close to the Portuguese border, is about 190 miles from Porto, and a similar distance from the port.<\/p>\n
It is understood Jota had also travelled by road and sea to get to Porto for his wedding 11 days ago to his long-term partner, Rute. <\/p>\n
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