King Tutankhamun died because of a drunken chariot crash.
King Tutankhamun died due to a drunken chariot crash
Historian Sofia Aziz has claimed that the Egyptian Boy King took part in a high-speed chariot accident as he was sozzled on wine and the incident is thought to have left him with life-threatening leg fractures that became infected, leading to his slow demise.
Aziz told BBC Science Focus: "He was like a typical teenager, drinking and probably driving the chariot too fast."
Egyptologists have long thought that the King died aged 19 in around 1324 BC from a broken leg but how he sustained the injury continues to be something of a mystery.
Aziz suspects that the possessions in Tutankhamun's tomb could provide vital clues as it is believed that Ancient Egyptians were buried with items that they could use in the afterlife.
She added: "We may never find out exactly how he died. Unless they find something with the internal organs."