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Kyle Busch was coughing up blood a day before his death, 911 call reveals

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Kyle Busch's cause of death has not been given, though his family said earlier the NASCAR icon had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    NASCAR great Kyle Busch was coughing up blood day before he died, 911 call says (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The 911 caller requested an ambulance come to the GM Charlotte Technical Center on Wednesday for an individual experiencing "shortness of breath."

  2. NBC News

    911 call reveals Kyle Busch was coughing up blood, short of breath day before death (opens NBC News)

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    Racing legend Kyle Busch was coughing up blood and lying on a bathroom floor when somebody called for help from a General Motors training facility in North Carolina, according to the 911 call obtained by NBC News.

  3. CBS News

    Kyle Busch was coughing up blood a day before his death, 911 call reveals (opens CBS News)

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    Kyle Busch's cause of death has not been given, though his family said earlier the NASCAR icon had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death…

  5. WHDH Boston

    NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his

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