4 February 1999
Six men suffocated in the airtight compartment of a meat truck in Vereeniging
- Updated
- 2 May 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Six men suffocated in the airtight compartment of a meat truck in Vereeniging. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013423
South African History Online (2011) 'Six men suffocated in the airtight compartment of a meat truck in Vereeniging', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013423 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
South African History Online, Six men suffocated in the airtight compartment of a meat truck in Vereeniging [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013423, (accessed 15 October 2026).
"Six men suffocated in the airtight compartment of a meat truck in Vereeniging." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013423. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Six men suffocated in the airtight compartment of a meat truck in Vereeniging." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013423.
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