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Mthunzi Luthuli, grandson of Chief Albert Luthuli, shared a version claiming his grandfather's death involved coordinated actions by the train driver, conductor, and Gladhouw station master, which contradicts the original 1967 inquest ruling of accidental death. (Anelisa Kubheka/News24)

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