Delco girl hurt in scooter accident released from hospital
A Delaware County girl who was critically injured in an accident last month is home from the hospital.
Eleven-year-old Bella Jones was welcomed home with a police escort and parade down Morton Avenue in Folsom.
Ridley students, parents, teachers, and the community lined the road wearing pink shirts and holding signs that said things like "Bella Strong."
"The more people that are out here, the more she's going to feel like, 'Oh wow, these people are actually caring for me,'" said Addison Ward.
#fyp #pennsylvania
https://6abc.com/post/delaware-county-girl-hurt-scooter-accident-released-hospital/17121055/
In Delaware County, it was an emotional
homecoming tonight for an 11-year-old
girl who was hospitalized for weeks
after a crash that left her critically
injured and her best friend dead.
Tonight, an entire community came
together to celebrate Bella's return.
Action News reporter Becca Henderson
takes us there.
[Music]
It's the day so many people in the
Ridley community have been hoping for.
11year-old Bella Jones is home. The more
people that are out here, the more she's
going to feel like, "Oh, wow. These
people are actually caring for me."
Ridley students, parents, teachers, and
the community lines Morton Avenue
wearing these pink shirts and holding
signs that say things like, "Bella
strong."
I'm amazed about the amount of support
coming around here. It's just surreal
really. You don't think it's going to
happen to anyone, you know.
The accident happened last month in
Aston. Jones and her best friend,
12-year-old Abigail Gillan, were riding
an electric scooter together on Lar
Boulevard near Concord Road. The girls
fell and were hit by a car. Both were
taken to the hospital with
life-threatening injuries. Abby didn't
survive. Bella was critically hurt and
spent the last month fighting to
recover.
She's doing well. Um, she has a long
road ahead of her.
Both girls were students at Ridley
Middle School. They were on the swim
team together and were described by
loved ones as energetic and joyful.
Bella's friends say they've done
whatever they can to help her.
It swells my heart. It swells my heart
and my granddaughter I know would be I
know she's got to be touched by it.
The girls classmates say this tragedy
has changed them in more ways than one.
All these people that normally wouldn't
wear helmets on their scooters and bikes
are all starting to like come together
for the community and wear all this
stuff for them.
The community has come together in other
ways too. Raising money for the families
of both girls. A GoFundMe for Bella has
raised more than $65,000
so far in Fulsome.