This is at least better than a totally passive style, like "four people were killed", which is used just below that caption. In this case the headline writer do

This is at least better than a totally passive style, like "four people were killed", which is used just below that caption. In this case the headline writer does a better job than the author, using "crash" while TFA has: 1 x "collision", 5 x "incident", 8 x "accident". To be clear, "accident" is an inaccurate word in this context. It seems remotely possible although certainly not likely that a 42yo man could have the first seizure event of his life while driving near pedestrians, so that small aspect of this crash could have been accidental. However, he certainly didn't "accidentally" drive an SUV through a dense urban area. Using the inaccurate term is prejudicial.