THE heroes of the Western Cape Traffic Department, who died in the line of duty, were honoured in a wreath-laying ceremony yesterday.
The provincial traffic services and MEC for mobility, Daylin Mitchell, accompanied by relatives of the dead officers, gathered at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell.
The college is the cornerstone of the traffic fraternity, where most traffic officers in the province received their initial training.
Eighteen uniformed officers were honoured and their families handed candles after the wreaths were placed along the Wall of Remembrance.
Mitchell says: “The ceremony at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell is probably the single most notable event on the Transport Month calendar.
“It is only fitting that the fallen heroes who contributed significantly towards safer transport are
remembered and honoured…
