Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass

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May 2026
21 MayJoy Online
… According to court documents, the deceased, a 29-year-old Electronic and Automation Engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was involved in a hit-and-run accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026. …
Charles Amissah’s family sues 3 hospitals, doctors and AG, seeks GH¢20m compensation
11 MayJoy Online
… According to the committee chaired by Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Mr Amissah, an engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was involved in a hit-and-run accident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on 6 February 2026.
Failure to arrest hit-and-run driver in Charles Amissah’s Death “problematic” — Kwadwo Poku
9 MayJoy Online
… According to the findings, the 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited was involved in a hit-and-run accident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026. …
Charles Amissah’s Death: Victor Bright calls for action on Committee Recommendations, not “usual noise”
7 MayJoy Online
… According to the committee chaired by Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Amissah, an engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was involved in a hit-and-run accident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on 6 February 2026. …
Full Report: Probe Committee Report on Charles Amissah’s death
7 MayJoy Online
… The deceased was a 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, who was reportedly knocked down in a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026. …
GMA calls for sustained investment in health system following Charles Amissah’s death report
7 MayJoy Online
… Charles Amissah, a 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, died after a hit-and-run near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass. …
Health Minister assures full implementation of Akosa Committee recommendations on Charles Amissah death
6 MayJoy Online
… Charles Amissah, the 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was reportedly knocked down in a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026.He was initially attended to by personnel from the National Ambulance Service, but la …
Charles Amissah death report raises concerns over National Ambulance Service response
6 MayJoy Online
… Background The 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited was knocked down in a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026. …
Family of Charles Amissah launches foundation for emergency care reform
6 MayJoy Online
… The 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited was reportedly knocked down in a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026. …
Hospital Staff named in Charles Amissah death probe as committee calls for sanctions
6 MayJoy Online
… The 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited was reportedly knocked down in a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026. …
Here are the four hospitals Charles Amissah moved through in 118 minutes before he died

Society

Family sues three hospitals over death after bed shortage

The News

Dr Matilda Amissah, sister of deceased engineer Charles Henry Amissah, has sued three major hospitals, several health professionals, and the Attorney General, seeking GH¢20 million in general damages. She alleges negligent care and denial of emergency bed availability following her brother's hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026, which she claims led to his death at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

21 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 21 May

Family sues three hospitals over death after bed shortage
Dr Matilda Amissah, sister of deceased engineer Charles Henry Amissah, has sued three major hospitals, several health professionals, and the Attorney General, seeking GH¢20 million in general damages. She alleges negligent care and denial of emergency bed availability following her brother's hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026, which she claims led to his death at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 11 May

Energy analyst questions police failure to arrest hit-and-run driver
Energy analyst Kwadwo Poku has criticized the police for failing to arrest the driver in the hit-and-run death of Charles Amissah, questioning the effectiveness of Accra's surveillance infrastructure including CCTV cameras on Huawei poles at major intersections.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 9 May

Victor Bright urges implementation of Amissah committee recommendations
International corporate lawyer Victor Bright has called on the public to move beyond outrage over the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah and focus on implementing the recommendations of a government inter-ministerial committee, which found that Amissah died from medical neglect and denial of emergency healthcare after being turned away by three major hospitals in Accra following a hit-and-run accident on February 6, 2026.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

Committee finds medical neglect led to engineer's death
A government-appointed committee investigating the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah concluded that medical neglect and denial of emergency care after he was turned away by three major Accra hospitals caused his death. The committee found serious failures in emergency response and patient management at the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital following a hit-and-run accident on 6 February 2026.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
GMA urges sustained healthcare investment after Amissah death
Following a ministerial investigation into the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, who died after a hit-and-run incident in February 2026, the Ghana Medical Association has called for sustained investment in the country's healthcare system, citing the report's findings of significant systemic weaknesses and gaps in emergency care delivery.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Health Minister pledges full implementation of Akosa Committee reforms
The Health Minister has assured that all recommendations from the Akosa Committee report investigating Charles Amissah's death will be fully implemented. Amissah, a 29-year-old engineer, died after a hit-and-run in 2024 when multiple hospitals denied him treatment due to lack of beds, prompting calls for emergency healthcare reforms.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 6 May

Committee finds gaps in National Ambulance Service response procedures
A three-member committee investigating Charles Amissah's death has raised concerns about the National Ambulance Service's response, identifying deficiencies in documentation of vital signs, equipment functionality (including a torn blood pressure cuff), and the absence of formal handover procedures between ambulance crews and hospitals. The report highlighted a lack of structured communication systems and proper chain-of-command interaction during the emergency response.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Family launches foundation to reform Ghana's emergency healthcare
The sister of hit-and-run victim Charles Amissah, Dr Matilda Amissah, has announced a foundation in his memory to address gaps in emergency healthcare and improve emergency response systems across Ghana. The family has pursued the case for over 10 years and aims to prevent similar tragedies through advocacy and support efforts.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Committee names hospital staff in Charles Amissah death investigation
The Akosa Committee investigating the February 2026 death of a 29-year-old engineer has identified multiple health professionals across three hospitals for allegedly failing to provide timely emergency care, and also raised concerns about ambulance personnel lacking critical training in life support and trauma response.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Charles Amissah moved through four hospitals in 118 minutes before death
An investigative committee reconstructed the timeline of Charles Amissah's death following a hit-and-run incident near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on February 6, 2026. The 29-year-old engineer was transported through multiple hospitals without being stabilised, with the committee documenting a chain of movement that ended in his death after more than an hour of attempts to secure definitive care.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Committee finds hospitals failed to triage Amissah before death
A committee investigating the death of 29-year-old Charles Amissah found that the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital all received him alive but failed to provide immediate triage and stabilising interventions. Amissah was hit by a vehicle near Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026, and died in transit after being turned away by multiple facilities.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Charles Amissah died from medical neglect, not trauma
An investigating committee concluded that 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, who was hit by a vehicle near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on February 6, 2026, died from excessive blood loss due to lack of timely medical intervention rather than from his immediate injuries, with autopsy findings showing he could have survived with proper care at multiple health facilities that turned him away.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →