a. We had an accident in our street last night.
Does that imply that we were actually involved in the accident, or could it mean that there was an accident in our street last night and we were somehow affected by it (maybe we were awakened by the noise, or distracted by it, or saddened by the whole thing, or maybe even we were happy because finally something out of the ordinary had happened in our lives!)?
Many thanks
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Hi, Azz,
@azz posted:a. We had an accident in our street last night.
Does that imply that we were actually involved in the accident, or could it mean that there was an accident in our street last night and we were somehow affected by it (maybe we were awakened by the noise, or distracted by it, or saddened by the whole thing, or maybe even we were happy because finally something out of the ordinary had happened in our lives!)?
Many thanks
I think both meanings are possible. Similarly, we can say, "We had an accident that happened (at .....) in our street."
@azz posted:a. We had an accident in our street last night.
Does that imply that we were actually involved in the accident, or could it mean that there was an accident in our street last night and we were somehow affected by it (maybe we were awakened by the noise, or distracted by it, or saddened by the whole thing, or maybe even we were happy because finally something out of the ordinary had happened in our lives!)?
Hi, Azz—I agree with Ahmed that both meanings are possible. It is context that would decide between the two readings.
The preposition "in" doesn't work well there. The sentence should be: "We had an accident on our street last night."
With "in our street," there is a different meaning. "We had an accident in our street last night" could mean we didn't make it home to use the bathroom! 
