FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A mother is calling for change after her 11-year-old was injured while waiting for her bus in Fort Bend County.
The bus stop is located in a ditch with no adjacent sidewalks in Fresno near Highway 6 and 521.
On October 23, all the children were at the bus stop, ready to take the bus.
“The truck came here, the car came here,” described Kelly Johnson. “When the truck T-boned the car, the car flipped and landed in the ditch. In the process, it knocked down the sign and hit my daughter.”
Johnson’s daughter, Zariah, ended up in the hospital for three days.
She still has several fractures and a cast on her arm.
“I don’t want another parent to go through what my family is going through because it’s really hard,” Johnson said. “What if my daughter would have died? What will it take? Someone to die? I would want safety for all children.”
Johnson said she didn’t hear back, so ABC13 called the district on her behalf.
District officials now say they will change the bus route next week to ensure student safety.
Eyewitness News is still awaiting details on these changes.
“I want the city to do something. I want the borough to do something,” Johnson said. “We’re here to protect our children, and if it’s that far, I have to go to make my voice heard.”
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