This is a huge problem with how automobile incidents are reported. "Vehicle hits crowd" is bizarre, considering we don't write "Man injured in knife-related collision" or "bullet strikes CEO".

This was a very intentional campaign on the part of car companies to normalize their products about a century ago, and it worked.

Sucks that you're getting downvoted - it's an interesting point that the headline appears to blame an inanimate object

Does seem like a trend too - not sure it can be attributed to headline brevity

He opened fire though.