A Scots soldier has reportedly been shot dead in the Highlands.

It is understood another soldier has also been injured in the incident which occurred during a live fire training exercise at Tain Bombing Range.

The soldier would be the second from the north of Scotland to be shot in training exercises in recent months. A Black Watch soldier from Fort George was killed in August this year.

Police shut down the roads surrounding the area and are parked at the entrance to the site.

A police cordon has been set up around the base as authorities deal with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police are currently in attendance at RAF Tain following a report of an incident.

“A call was received about the incident at 5.55pm.

“Officers are currently at the scene.”

An Army spokeswoman said: “We are aware of an incident at the Tain base, near Inverness.

“We will release more information as and when it becomes available. It would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this point.”

The Tain range is used by tri-service, US Air Force and other Nato air forces for bombing and strafing practice.

It has 18 separate targets suitable for a variety of weapons and different delivery methods.

Typhoons and Tornados from RAF Lossiemouth are the main air users of the range.

Tain is also responsible for Cape Wrath Range near the village of Durness.

Both ranges employ a number of civilian contracted workers who manage the estate, assist in the control tower, target score and deal with ordnance clearance from the range.