It (be) a cold and gusty night. It (rain) cats and dogs. A father and his son (drive) home down a winding country road when suddenly a cat (run) out in front of the car. The father (panic) and (swerve) to miss it. Unfortunately, the car (skid) and (hit) a tree. The father (die) instantly and the son was seriously (injure). A man (walk) along the road and (see) the whole incident. He (run) to a phone box and (call) for help. An ambulance (rush) the boy to hospital and he (take) straight to the operating theatre. The surgeon (come) into the room, (look) at the boy and said “I (cannot) operate on this boy because he (be) my son.”