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At least twenty-eight people die when a train from Port Alfred plunges from the Blaauwkrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 23). At least twenty-eight people die when a train from Port Alfred plunges from the Blaauwkrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081977
South African History Online (2012) 'At least twenty-eight people die when a train from Port Alfred plunges from the Blaauwkrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape.', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081977 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, At least twenty-eight people die when a train from Port Alfred plunges from the Blaauwkrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081977, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"At least twenty-eight people die when a train from Port Alfred plunges from the Blaauwkrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape.." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081977. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "At least twenty-eight people die when a train from Port Alfred plunges from the Blaauwkrantz bridge in the Eastern Cape.." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081977.
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