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Former Premier League player has £270k Lamborghini destroyed in serious three-car crash on motorway

Former Premier League player 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 Lamborghini Urus, said his vehicle 'skidded' as he attempted to stop.