These used to be staples of US newspapers too, so much so that journalistic slang had its own term for them: the "bus plunge story." A good exploration of why

These used to be staples of US newspapers too, so much so that journalistic slang had its own term for them: the "bus plunge story." A good exploration of why they were so prominent and how they've become less so in modern times can be found here: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bus-plunge-story.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/11/the-rise-and-fal...