The soldier who was killed in a vehicle rollover during an Australian Defence Force training exercise in North Queensland has been identified as Tulsa Rumney, as investigations into the incident continue.

Paramedics were called to the crash on Hervey Range Road, west of Townsville, just before 7pm on Wednesday.

The injured Rumney was airlifted to Townsville University Hospital in a serious condition, but later succumbed to his injuries.

Third Battalion soldier Tulsa Rumney (left) was killed in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise near Townsville. Credit: Facebook / Tulsa Rumney

At a press conference in Sydney on Thursday afternoon, Brigadier Ben McLennan said Rumney had been a member of the Third Battalion, which is an armoured infantry unit.

Rumney served in the army for

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