"Vehicle attack" refers to an incident where a person intentionally uses a vehicle as a weapon to cause harm or damage by crashing it into people, objects, or buildings. Full definition
Police departments are trying to gather better advance intelligence about potential threats, and training officers to respond — while regular people are seeking advice for surviving vehicle attacks. (scientificamerican.com)
Spanish later killed five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils to stop what they say was another planned vehicle attack. (breakingtravelnews.com)
It comes on the heels of several other vehicle attacks around the world, including one in a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12, a van attack in Barcelona that left 13 dead, and the truck loaded with arms that drove into a late - night crowd in Nice, France, in 2016, killing 80 people. (fortune.com)