A driver tried to kill a police officer by reversing his car into her, dragging her down a street.

Officers investigating an incident had briefly spoken to the man when he suddenly drove his red Vauxhall Astra into them, dragging one of them down the road.

He then got out of the car and fled the scene in Glasgow on foot.

The policewoman avoided serious injury in the incident in Alford Street, Sighthill, on Tuesday afternoon.

Police Scotland are treating the attack as attempted murder.

A spokesman said: "At 1pm on Tuesday, March 28, as part of an ongoing incident, officers on Alford Street in Sighthill spoke to a man in a red Astra.

"The vehicle then reversed and carried one of the officers a short distance. The officer was unharmed and did not require medical treatment.

"The driver then ran off on foot. We are following a positive line of inquiry."