Transportation Minister Terry Lister yesterday increased the limit of the Motor Insurance Fund, making more money available to the victims of hit-and-runs for treatment.The fund, first established in 1990, is designed to help members of the public who have been injured in collisions caused by uninsured drivers, or drivers who cannot be identified.Mr Lister said going forward, the fund will be able to provide as much as $375,000 to an accident victim, an increase of 50 percent on the past limit.The maximum payout for a single accident in which multiple people are injured has also increased by 50 percent from $500,000 to $750,000.“The fund is really an important facility that makes it possible for those who otherwise would be left on the side of the road, unable to pay for their own treatment,” he said.“People in Bermuda have been at risk all along of being struck by someone without any insurance. We started this fund to make sure people could get some coverage.”Fund chairman Robert Blakesley said that since the fund’s creation, it has helped around 80 people.“That might not seem like a lot but those are 80 people who were helped who otherwise would have no recourse.”Asked why the maximum payout has been raised, Mr Blakesley said that when the fund was started it had relatively little money to pay out, but the fund has grown and more money is available to help.While the fund helps people after an accident, Mr Lister said that the Ministry has also been working to reduce the number of uninsured vehicles on the roads.“We have also put stickers on cars to tell if you are insured and installed cameras around the Island, I won’t say where, that can tell if you are driving uninsured,” he said.“We have already been having people show up in court and be charged.”