Government could have to pay the medical costs of two tourists injured when a bus driver failed to slow down for a speed bump.The middle-aged couple needed hospital treatment after a bus driver went “flying over” a speed bump in Somerset Village.The man and woman, who were sitting towards the back of the bus, are said to have screamed out loud as the impact forced them out of their seats.They were both hurled up in the air because the driver was not aware the speed bump had recently been installed.The tourists were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance, suffering from concussion and spinal compression fractures.An investigation is currently taking place to decide whether Government should foot the medical costs, which are expected to be thousands of dollars.Minister of Transport Terry Lister said: “Everything is under investigation, it’s in the hands of our insurance company.“We are not sure how long it will take, the investigation is ongoing.“There will be some sort of conclusion and whatever it is, the Government will stand by it. The Government will pay if it is asked to pay.“We are not disputing that the couple were injured, their injuries were legitimate and they were in a lot of discomfort.”The couple, who are from Canada, were in Bermuda visiting a relative. They have since returned home and are both understood to have made a full recovery.The incident happened on Friday, April 29, just a couple of days after the new speed bumps were installed on Somerset Road.Minister of Public Works Derrick Burgess unveiled the new speed bumps at a press conference saying they were needed as “Bermuda’s roads had become a dangerous place”. He added: “We all need to slow down.”Two speed bumps were installed in Somerset Village, one near HSBC Bermuda and the other near Butterfield Bank.However, the bus driver involved said he did not know the speed humps were there as it was the first time he had driven that route.The driver immediately stopped the bus, which was travelling from Hamilton to Dockyard, when he realised that the passengers were hurt. Paramedics and police officers attended the scene.Mr Lister said: “The speed bumps had only just been put in place and it was the driver’s first run on that route.“He perhaps wasn’t as attentive as he should have been and just didn’t see them. I think he was really quite surprised to see a speed bump there.”A bus driver, who did not want to be named, said they “had to find out themselves” as drivers were not informed about the speed bumps.An announcement warning drivers of the locations of the new speed bumps was, however, made over the radio immediately after the tourists were injured.The bus driver said: “The driver wasn’t aware the speed bumps were there, he was just going along the road as he normally would and was caught off-guard.“It’s more than likely that Government will have to pay up. But there was certainly no intention, it was a complete accident.“The driver just found himself hitting the bumps at some speed. Before he could slow down, he was on top of them.”It was the same situation at Flatts, no one actually told us the speed bumps were there until we’d driven over them. When you are behind the wheel of a 30ft vehicle, it can be a problem.”Government also reinstalled new speed bumps in Flatts Village in April. This came after motorists complained the original speed bumps, installed in September last year, were unmarked and there were no warning signs to notify drivers.People complained on Facebook saying the speed bumps “came out of nowhere” and one female motorcyclist hit the bump and was thrown off her bike.