Sgt. Aaron Cox, 24, a soldier with the 101st Airborne Division, died June 5, 2025, following a training accident in Hungary. (101st Airborne Division)

A 101st Airborne Division soldier who died after being injured in a rollover this week in Hungary was identified as an infantryman from the 2nd Brigade, according to Army officials.

Sgt. Aaron Cox, 24, was one of two injured U.S. soldiers who were taken to hospitals after the crash Thursday near Camp Croft in western Hungary, a division statement Saturday said. He later died from his injuries, the statement said.

Cox, of Mabank, Texas, joined the Army in 2021 and was on his second deployment to Europe, according to the division. He previously served in Poland in 2022.

The other U.S. soldier, who has not been named, was listed in stable condition after being taken to a hospital with what were described as “potentially serious injuries.”

Sgt. Aaron Cox, 24, a 101st Airborne Division soldier who died Thursday from injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover accident, was an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. (101st Airborne Division)

“The loss of Sgt. Cox is a tragedy for all of us on the Strike team,” said Col. Duke Reim, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). “He was a strong soldier and leader who quickly rose through the ranks while serving.”

The brigade arrived in Romania in March to continue a mission aimed at deterring potential Russian aggression along NATO’s eastern flank.

Hungarian authorities and the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the circumstances of the rollover, which occurred as the soldiers were preparing for exercise Saber Guardian in Hungary.

Another accident earlier this year in Lithuania resulted in the deaths of four U.S. soldiers, who were killed while training after their M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle became submerged in a bog.