SHAN STATE – A driver was shot dead at the Tanyang intersection on the Lashio-Mandalay Road in Lashio Township, northern Shan State on July 21 morning, according to people close to the deceased.
“There were other cars as well. He was turning back as he wasn’t allowed to pass the Tanyang intersection when he was shot,” said a woman close to the deceased victim.
The deceased has been identified as 26 year old Mr. Wai Yan Tun. He was shot in the neck at around 5 a.m. on July 21 at the MNDAA (Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army) checkpoint at Tanyang intersection and died on the spot. It is said that another driver was also injured.
“We only heard about the shooting. We don’t know the details. It is said that cars were also confiscated,” shared a driver.
He added that there were cases of cars getting shot when entering the city starting July 18 as well as cases of cars getting confiscated, and that the situation on the road is precarious even though some cars managed to enter the city in the past couple days.
Locals reported that there have been reports of travellers, drivers as well as cars going missing since the battles began in Lashio.
