CCTV - San Francisco, July 18, 2009 New video of last Saturdays collision between two Muni trains was released Wednesday, showing images that a Muni spokesman described as flat-out disturbing. The video of the accident from cameras mounted inside the West Portal Muni station where the accident took place Saturday afternoon just before 3 pm A K-Train had just unloaded passengers and was stopped waiting for the signal to exit the tunnel. Right behind it, an L-Train keeps coming and coming until the violent impact. Passengers on the platform seem initially shocked at the collision, but then approach the train seemingly to check on the passengers. A Muni spokesman said the video is hard to watch. It's flat out disturbing to see one train hit another like that, said agency spokesman Judson True. National Transportation Safety Board investigators said the video is part of their examination into what happened and why. The crash sent four people to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. 43 others were less seriously injured. The investigation could take up to a year, according to the NTSB. The driver of the L-Train, 61-year-old Henry Gray, told authorities he blacked out moments before the collision. Investigators said before losing consciousness, Gray switched the train controls from automatic to manual, which is against Muni protocols. But Muni drivers said it is a common practice to save time. Muni officials have since issued an edict. "What we have done ...
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