American rock singer Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose of drugs, particularly fentanyl, an opier that was much more potent than morphine, the same that in April 2016 caused Prince's death.
In a statement released by his wife and family, Dana and Aria Petty, we read: "Our family today met the team of medical examiners" according to which "Tom Petty died following an overdose resulting from taking various medicines ".
According to the message, the author of "American Girl" suffered from "several serious health problems, including pulmonary emphysema, knee problems and a fractured hip. We believe that the pain became unbearable and that he took an overdose of medicine ”.
The singer had had several analgesics prescribed, including the fentanyl patches and then "as the coroner concluded, his death was an unfortunate fatality".