NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, 41, dies Thursday, and multiple outlets report details from a 911 call released or obtained by The Associated Press. In the call, a caller asks for an ambulance to the GM Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina, after an individual is described as experiencing “shortness of breath.” According to the 911 audio as summarized by several outlets, Busch is also coughing up blood and appears to be struggling to breathe, including reports that he is on a bathroom floor. One report also says he felt overheated.
The outlets agree that no official cause of death has been publicly provided. Prior to the disclosure of the 911 call, Busch’s family said he had been hospitalized with a “severe illness” three days before he was scheduled to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The timing described in the 911 call is Wednesday, a day before his death. Overall coverage focuses on the medical distress described in the call and reiterates that authorities have not stated a cause of death.
