LONDON, July 3 -- Portuguese footballer and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has reportedly died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain.

He was 28.

According to Portuguese media reports cited by The Sun and Daily Mail, Jota was travelling with his 26-year-old brother, Andre - who is also a footballer - when their vehicle went off the road and caught fire near the municipality of Palacios de Sanabria, along the A-52 highway.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed receiving multiple calls about the crash.

A statement from authorities said a car had been involved in an accident at Km 65 of the A-52 and was ablaze when help arrived.

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