In the wake of the death of a 14-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a dump truck in Burnaby, B.C., safety measures have been put in place at the scene of the accident to try to prevent future fatalities.

Muska Behzad was walking home from Byrne Creek Community School when she was hit by a driver pulling a dump trailer on 11th Avenue near 16th Street on Thursday, May 5.  A week later, real estate developer Ledingham McAllister released a statement saying it has installed a sidewalk and re-routed trucks in the area where Behzad died.

The company is building a 60-acre mixed condo and retail development in the area and the dump truck driver was working on that project. It says an asphalt sidewalk with barriers has now been installed along the south side of 11th Avenue from 17th Street to 18th Street. 

“We assumed this responsibility from the City of Burnaby because our contractors were already on site and would get this work done quickly,” the company said in a statement.

Ledingham McAllister says trucks will also be redirected to drive west on 11th Avenue, instead of east. By going west, they will go from 11th Avenue to 18th Street, then 18th Street to 10th Avenue.

The company has also suspended all dump truck activity, saying it will resume when the City of Burnaby installs signs prohibiting parking on the south side of 11th Avenue.

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