A WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) driver has been shot dead in Myanmar, said his employer, adding that the circumstances of the killing are not yet clear.

Myo Min Htut was killed while riding his motorbike home after work in Mawlamyine Township in Mon last night, said the organisation in a statement.

“We are all deeply saddened by his tragic death and extend our deepest condolences to the family of our colleague,” said WHO on Facebook.

Deadly clashes have ravaged swathes of Myanmar since the military staged a coup in February 2021.

Almost 2,000 civilians have died in a subsequent brutal crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group.

Myo Min Htut served as a driver for nearly five years, said the organisation.

Two members of international aid group Save the Children were killed in December, in a Christmas Eve massacre of more than 30 people that was blamed on Myanmar junta troops.

Their burnt bodies were found on a highway in the eastern state of Kayah. – AFP, June 9, 2022.