Popular NTV news anchor Trevor Ombija was crowned hero of the day on Monday after dashing and helping a lorry driver who was stuck following an accident at Ehedwe, Mbale, Vihiga County.The accident happened while NTV camera crew was on its way back to Nairobi from Kakamega County.
Trevor OmbijaNews anchor Doreen Majala shared the news on her social media pages since she was among the crew.“Pongezi mwenzangu @TrevorOmbija kwa ujasiri wa kumtoa dereva wa trela hii eneo la ajali. @dannmule @zeynabIsmail na kikosi cha @ntvkenya INGOEDITION kwa ujasiri. Nimeshuhudia nikaishiwa nguvu miguuni. Nawatakia afueni dereva na kondakta” Tweeted Doreen Majala.“Nimeshuhudia ajali iliyofanyika Ehedwe, Mbale kaunti ya Vihiga mwendo wa 8.33 asubuhi. Kikosi cha @ntvkenya INGOEDITION tulikuwa safarini kuelekea Nairobi. Ni Trela ya mchele aina ya Mercedes KCM 841N kutoka Mombasa kuelekea Kakamega. Dereva na kondakta wanapokea matibabu” Added Majala.Stolen
Kenyans, however, rushed to the scene to steal bags of rice that the lorry had been ferrying.
