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Both have been released from hospital and are living together, with support from a large team of excellent care providers, said Kevin Egan, who represents the pair with McKenzie Lake colleague Louis DelSignore.

“Both . . . are receiving excellent care, but continue to face significant obstacles to recovery. Each will likely require therapies and other care supports for the rest of their lives,” Egan said by email.

“The collision was horrific. The fact that they survived the crash is nothing short of miraculous,” Egan said. “We look forward to learning more about the police investigation and will watch the criminal proceedings with interest.”

Shortly before the Southdale crash, a police SUV collided with a car carrying three children, none of whom were injured. The car driver said he was turning left into Archie’s restaurant from Wellington Road, south of Southdale, when the crash occurred about 4:45 p.m.

The female officer driving the SUV stopped at the scene briefly before getting into the driver’s seat of an unmarked car driven by a plainclothed officer, who had also pulled over, and rejoining the pursuit, the father has said.

The SIU didn’t investigate that crash because nobody was seriously hurt. The watchdog investigates all deaths, serious injury and allegations of sexual assault involving police.

The chain of events began in Sarnia just before 4 p.m. when two masked men, wielding what appeared to be handguns, entered a TD Bank branch and ordfered everyone to the floor. One suspect jumped the counter to retrieve cash before the pair fled in a vehicle, police said.