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Thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight school children, die in a bus accident near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 13). Thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight school children, die in a bus accident near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081762
South African History Online (2012) 'Thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight school children, die in a bus accident near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.', South African History Online, 13 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081762 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight school children, die in a bus accident near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081762, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight school children, die in a bus accident near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.." South African History Online, 13 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081762. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight school children, die in a bus accident near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.." South African History Online. April 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081762.
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