Actually, Longman's dictionary has a helpful note about prepositions with 'die': "GRAMMAR: Prepositions with die • Someone dies of or from a disease or injury: He died of a heart attack. / He died from a heart attack. Die of is more common than die from. Don’t say: He died because of a heart attack. • Someone dies in an accident: He died ... More @Wikipedia
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