{"id":180331,"date":"2025-10-05T13:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T13:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/180331\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T13:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T13:24:11","slug":"former-premier-league-star-38-has-270k-lamborghini-destroyed-in-serious-three-car-crash-on-motorway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/180331\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Premier League star, 38, has \u00a3270k Lamborghini destroyed in serious three-car crash on motorway"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 05:59 EDT, 5 October 2025 | Updated: 09:01 EDT, 5 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Former Premier League<\/a> star\u00a0Eljero Elia has revealed his shock after being involved in a serious three-car crash on a Dutch motorway which destroyed his \u00a3270,000\u00a0Lamborghini.<\/p>\n

Elia, 38, was involved in the crash on the A4 motorway near Leiden in the Netherlands on Saturday evening around 9.45pm.<\/p>\n

The former winger, who had a brief spell at Southampton<\/a> in 2015, claimed to Dutch newspaper\u00a0Omreop West <\/a>that the car in front of him ‘suddenly stopped’ on the motorway.<\/p>\n

Elia, who had been driving a \u00a3270,000\u00a0Lamborghini 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.<\/p>\n

‘The traffic in front of me suddenly stopped; I couldn’t brake in time,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘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.<\/p>\n

\"Former <\/p>\n

Former Premier League star\u00a0Eljero Elia was involved in a serious car crash on Saturday<\/p>\n

\"Elia's\u00a0\u00a3270,000 <\/p>\n

Elia’s\u00a0\u00a3270,000 Lamborghini Urus suffered significant damage in a three-car crash<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The 38-year-old said the crash on the motorway occurred after a car ‘suddenly stopped’ in front of him and his car ‘skidded’ as he attempted to brake<\/p>\n

‘The only thing I could do was avoid hitting the car directly behind me. I steered past it a bit, which caused me to hit it more on the side.’<\/p>\n

The crash, which involved three cars, led to the motorway being closed for several hours as police conducted an investigation and debris was cleared.<\/p>\n

The heavily damaged cars were taken away by tow trucks following the crash.<\/p>\n

Reports in the Netherlands stated that at least one driver was arrested and taken to the police station following the crash, while Elia reportedly also got into a police van.<\/p>\n

Elia confirmed that nobody had been injured in the crash, with only cars damaged, while confirming he had spoken to police about the circumstances of the crash.<\/p>\n

‘There’s only damage to the cars, that’s it,’ Elia said. It could have been worse, anyway.<\/p>\n

‘Everyone was shocked.<\/p>\n

‘I told them [the police] what happened and then I went home.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Eljero <\/p>\n

Eljero Elia played 17 times for Southampton and scored twice in a win over Newcastle in 2015<\/p>\n

Elia later took to Instagram to reassure fans, writing ‘Everyone healthy and well got out of the recent situation. God is great.’<\/p>\n

Elia retired from professional football in 2022 after a second spell at\u00a0ADO Den Haag, where he had also made his professional debut.<\/p>\n

His career included spells at Twente, Hamburg, Juventus, Werder Bremen,\u00a0Feyenoord, Istanbul Basaksehir and\u00a0Utrecht.<\/p>\n

Elia played 17 times for Southampton in 2015 and scored twice in a 2-1 win over Newcastle, which would prove his only goals for the club.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old, who represented the Dutch national team 30 times, now works as an assistant coach for\u00a0ADO Den Haag’s Under-21 side.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Premier League<\/a>Southampton<\/a><\/p>\n

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