A medical doctor, Matilda Amissah, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra against three major hospitals, several health professionals, and the Attorney-General over the death of her brother, engineer Charles Henry Amissah.

Dr. Amissah, acting as administratrix of her late brother’s estate, is seeking GHS20 million in general damages, alleging negligence in the handling of emergency treatment following a road traffic accident.

The writ names the Ghana Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, several unnamed medical personnel, and the Attorney- General’s Department as defendants.

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.

The statement of claim alleges that despite being taken to multiple health facilities, he was repeatedly denied emergency care due to claims of unavailability of hospital beds.

It further states that he was later pronounced dead at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, with post-mortem findings indicating severe blood loss, fractures and trauma-related complications.

Dr. Amissah is also relying on findings from a government-appointed committee chaired by Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, which reportedly attributed the death partly to lapses in emergency response.

The defendants are expected to enter their appearance within eight days or risk judgment being entered in default, according to court procedures.