HE DIDN’T DIE FROM THE ACCIDENT” — COMMITTEE BLAMES MEDICAL NEGLECT FOR DEATH OF ENGINEER CHARLES AMISSAH
A three-member committee investigating the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah has concluded that he died from medical neglect, not directly from the injuries he sustained in a road accident.
Charles Amissah, an employee of Promasidor Ghana Limited, was knocked down in a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange on February 6, 2026.
Although personnel from the National Ambulance Service attended to him at the scene, reports indicate that he was unable to receive emergency treatment at multiple hospitals due to a lack of available beds.
According to the committee’s findings, facilities including the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital reportedly turned him away before he eventually died while being transported in search of care.
Chairman of the committee, Agyeman Badu Akosa, said autopsy results showed Amissah could have survived if he had received timely medical attention.
“The pathology confirms a slow death from medical neglect and not from the instant trauma,” Prof. Akosa stated.
He explained that Amissah died from excessive blood loss caused by severe injuries to his upper arm.
“Charles Amissah died of exsanguination — excessive loss of blood — due to an upper right arm bone and soft tissue injury,” he added.
The findings have reignited concerns over emergency healthcare delivery in Ghana, particularly the availability of beds and the response systems at major referral hospitals.
