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Kyle Busch waslying on a bathroom floorcoughing up blood theday before he died, according to a 911 call obtained by The California Post.
In the audio, a man can be heard asking for an ambulance to come to the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, N.C. at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday afterthe NASCAR starhad suffered some kind of medical emergency.
“I’ve got an individual that’s shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out and is producing a little bit of blood — coughing up some blood,” the man told dispatch.
“He is awake,” the man later added. “He’s awake. He’s on the bathroom floor right now.”
The man then can be heard giving emergency medical personnel instructions for the quickest way to get to Busch when they arrive at the property.
Busch was ultimately taken to a nearby hospital with what his family called “a severe illness.”
He later died on Thursday at 41 years old.
“On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch,” NASCAR said. “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.”
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
