Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has interdicted two doctors and two nurses over their alleged failure to provide emergency care to a hit-and-run victim.
The decision was announced in a statement issued by hospital management on Monday, February 23, 2026, following public concern over the circumstances surrounding the incident, which reportedly led to the victim’s death.
Management said an internal committee has been constituted to investigate the matter and establish the facts surrounding the conduct of the medical staff involved.
Pending the outcome of the probe, the hospital has directed all persons connected to the case to cooperate fully with the committee to ensure a fair, thorough and transparent inquiry.
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital reaffirmed its commitment to accountability, transparency and the provision of quality healthcare, assuring the public that further updates will be communicated upon the conclusion of investigations.
Twenty nine year old Charles Amissah, an engineer at Promasidor Ghana Limited, died following a hit-and-run accident at the Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026. After sustaining severe shoulder injuries, he was attended to by EMS, who stabilised him and prepared him for hospital transfer.
Amissah was turned away by three major hospitals—Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital—due to lack of available beds. Attempts to transfer him further were refused by hospital staff, despite warnings from the ambulance team that moving him could be fatal.
While still at Korle Bu, Amissah went into cardiac arrest. CPR was administered but proved unsuccessful, and he was later certified dead. His body was transported to the mortuary, with the EMS team returning to base in the early hours of February 7.
