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‘No bed syndrome,’ and how a hit-and-run victim was refused emergency care by Ridge, Police, Korle Bu hospitals for close to 3 hours before he died

todayFebruary 12, 2026

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That victim was later identified as 29-year-old Charles Amissah, an engineer who was working at Promasidor Ghana Limited at North Industrial Area in Accra, producers of Cowbell milk and other food products.  On that day, Charles had closed from work at the North Industrial Area and was on his way home to Adenta on a red motorcycle when he was involved in a hit-and-run incident at the Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra. 

For close to three hours last Friday [February 6, 2026], a victim of a hit-and-run incident at Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra was refused emergency care by three major hospitals in Accra, with the explanation of “no vacant bed available,” until he died. 

The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) from the National Ambulance Service had received a walk-in call around 10:32 pm on that day to attend to an emergency Road Traffic Crash (RTC) at Circle Overpass.

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Source: www.graphic.com.gh

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