Too fast, too furious: Munich stages wrecks of illegal street races

A week after the cinema release of Fast X film glorifying street races, Munich is showing the wreck of a Jeep in which a man was killed during an illegal race in Germany. Photo: dpa

As millions around the world head to cinemas to see street racing glorified in the latest film from the Fast And Furious saga, an exhibition in Germany is highlighting the sheer destruction and loss of life caused by illegal street races.

Munich, among the many countries worldwide where police have struggled to combat illegal street races, is now shedding light on the darker side of cars in the mobility centre of the city’s large Deutsches Museum.