Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has directed the Health Committee of Parliament to collect all reports from the Ministry of Health, the Korle-Bu hospital and other agencies which will investigate the hit-and-run victim who reportedly died after refusal of emergency care due to lack of bed.
The deceased, 29-year-old Charles Amissah, an engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, sustained severe shoulder injuries in a hit-and-run accident at the Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026.
He was stabilised by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and prepared for transfer to a hospital for further treatment.
Reports indicate that Amissah was unable to secure admission at the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and Korle Bu due to a lack of available beds. While at Korle Bu, he reportedly went into cardiac arrest.
He was later pronounced dead despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to revive him.
The incident has sparked public concern over emergency healthcare response and accountability within the country’s health system.
“I will direct our committee on health to take all the reports that will come from the Ministry, the Korle-Bu hospital or wherever and go deeply into it. We have to take control, we need to inquire further into the matter and we need to hold people accountable,” he stated indicating that the death of Charles Amissah is one of the “needless deaths” the country has experienced.
Speaker Bagbin noted that Parliament needs to pass an emergency care law to curtail future occurrences of such incidents.
“At the end of the day, I will urge the House for us to legislate on the matter. We need to pass an emergency care law on this matter,” he stressed.
