A British soldier has died after being shot in the head with a live round during a training exercise.
The unnamed soldier from the Royal Regiment of Scotland died from a serious head wound at the Otterburn camp in Northumberland - the UK's largest firing range.
Armed Forces Minister Mike Penning confirmed the death, which happened during a live firing exercise last night.
Emergency services attended and found the soldier had received a fatal head wound.
Otterburn ranges is a 93 square mile training area used by the Armed Forces to practice battlefield tactics for more than a century.
The soldier was from the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and police and the Ministry of Defence are investigating.
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