Published: 10:59, 5 October 2025 | Updated: 10:59, 5 October 2025

Former Premier League star Eljero Elia has revealed his shock after being involved in a serious three-car crash on a Dutch motorway which destroyed his £270,000 Lamborghini.

Elia, 38, was involved in the crash on the A4 motorway near Leiden in the Netherlands on Saturday evening around 9.45pm.

The former winger, who had a brief spell at Southampton in 2015, claimed to Dutch newspaper Omreop West that the car in front of him 'suddenly stopped' on the motorway.

Elia, who had been driving a £270,000 Lamborghini Urus, said his vehicle 'skidded' as he attempted to stop. He added that the car in front had not put on its hazard lights despite suddenly braking.

'The traffic in front of me suddenly stopped; I couldn't brake in time,' he said.

'I was driving in a stretch of road that's normally quiet around that time. Suddenly, I saw the traffic in front of me brake and come to a standstill. I tried to brake, but I skidded.

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