Charles Amissah: Identify and arrest hit-and-run driver

Former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson, is demanding accountability from security and road safety authorities over the failure to identify the hit-and-run driver linked to the death of Charles Amissah.

Amissah was first struck by an unidentified driver, an incident that set off a chain of events after he was taken to several major health facilities — including the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital — but was reportedly not admitted due to a lack of available beds.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue, Dr. Yankson argued that the alleged driver who triggered the incident remains unidentified, questioning why the Ghana Police Service has not been able to trace the suspect despite available surveillance systems.

“It started with a supposed hit-and-run driver. Where is that person? How come the Ghana Police Service, with all the cameras around, haven’t identified this person who started the chain of causation?” he asked.

He described hit-and-run driving as a criminal act, stressing that offenders must face prosecution.

“If you are a citizen and you hit somebody and don’t even have the basic human empathy to stop and help, and you run away, you are a criminal,” he said.

Dr. Yankson expressed surprise that public attention has largely focused on medical personnel, arguing that equal scrutiny should be directed at the Ghana Police Service and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) over their handling of the case.

“I am surprised that nobody is talking about it. The media should also wage a similar scrutiny not only on the professionals but on the Ghana Police Service and the National Road Safety Authority,” he said.

He further called for the Attorney General’s involvement, insisting that full accountability requires examining all aspects of the incident.

“The carnage on our roads is becoming one too many, and the police should also be held accountable. By now, a committee should also be set up to investigate the police and the NRSA because it is all part of the process,” he added.