It’s a shared moment in a far from ideal setting, but for Taylor Boswell and Jonathan Ramoutar , the chance to recover side by side is a milestone they don’t take for granted.

The Calgary couple was seriously injured in July when their vehicle was hit by a truck that police said was speeding the wrong way down 52 Street NE.

A pedestrian was killed and Ramoutar and Boswell narrowly escaped with their lives.

Ramoutar recalls being conscious as fire crews worked for nearly an hour to free them from the wreckage. Their Jeep was totalled and both Ramoutar and Boswell were in critical condition.

“Next thing you know you’re upside-down in a vehicle,” recalled Ramoutar, who initially suspected he just had a few broken bones.

Boswell, meanwhile, has no memory of that morning.

She was unco

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