YEN Entertainment Awards 2025 is live – vote now for your favourite stars!The three-member committee investigating the death of Charles Amissah has concluded that the young engineer died from medical neglect rather than immediate trauma.The 29-year-old Promasidor Ghana Limited employee was a victim of a hit-and-run incident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026.Despite being attended to by the National Ambulance Service, Amissah faced severe difficulties accessing emergency care.Reports indicate that he was turned away by the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital due to a lack of available beds.Stay ahead of the gist. Join YEN’s WhatsApp channel for instant updates!The victim subsequently passed away while in transit, an event that has sparked nationwide outrage over the state of emergency healthcare.Read alsoUS-based identical twin brothers fulfil mother’s dream, become doctors at same hospitalThe chair of the committee, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, revealed that the autopsy showed a "slow death" that could have been prevented.Prof. Akosa stated:The committee further explained that the cause of death was exsanguination, excessive loss of blood caused by damage to the adductor in his upper right arm.Read the X details below.,YEN.com.gh has compiled some reactions to the committee's findings below:@RichardOseiAko4 said: @Lechiboroni wrote: @x_trailblazer reacted: JOIN IN: Suspicious Content In Your Feed? Bust It With Our Free and Brief Fact-Checking Course. Get a Certificate!Source: YEN.com.gh Ruth Sekyi (Entertainment Editor) Ruth Esi Amfua Sekyi is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh with 4+ years' experience across radio, print, TV, and digital media. She holds a B.A. in Communications (PR) from UNIMAC-IJ. Her media career began at Radio GIJ (campus radio), followed by Prime News Ghana. At InstinctWave, she worked on business content, playing major role in events organized by the company. She also worked with ABC News GH, updating their site, served as Production Assistant. In 2025, Ruth completed the ECOWAS, GIZ, and MFWA Information Integrity training. Email: [email protected]
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Investigation confirms engineer Charles Amissah died of medical neglect, not trauma, “he could have survived”
YEN NewsWed, 6 May 2026 · 1h ago0 views
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A committee investigating the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah concluded he died from medical neglect, not immediate trauma, after a hit-and-run incident. Amissah was reportedly turned away by multiple hospitals due to lack of beds and died in transit. The autopsy revealed "slow death" from exsanguination, which the committee stated could have been prevented, sparking outrage over emergency healthcare access.
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