Mother demands change after her 11-year-old was hit while waiting for school bus near ditch in Fort Bend County

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A mother is demanding change after her 11-year-old was injured while waiting for her bus in Fort Bend County.

The bus stop is in a ditch with no nearby sidewalks in Fresno, near Highway 6 and 521.

On October 23, the children were all at the stop, ready to catch the bus.

“The truck came this way, the car came this way,” Kelly Johnson described. “When the truck hit the car, the car turned and ended up in the ditch, knocking over the sign and hitting my daughter.”

Johnson’s daughter, Zariah, was hospitalized for three days.

She still has multiple fractures and a cast on her arm.

“I don’t want any other parent to go through what my family is going through because it’s really hard,” Johnson said. ‘What if my daughter had died? What is needed? Someone has to die? I would like safety for all children.’

Johnson said she received no response, 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 waiting for details on these changes.

“I want the city to do something. I want the county to do something,” Johnson said. “We are here to protect our children, and if this is how far I have to go to make my voice heard.”

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