THE widow of a policeman murdered in the line of duty has said her thoughts are with the families of two officers who were seriously injured in a hit and run incident in Glasgow.

Inquiries are continuing following the attempted murder of two police officers on Sunday, a 31-year-old man and his 30-year-old female colleague.

The incident happened in Banner Drive, Knightswood at 11.15pm on Monday, where the officers were responding to a call.

Forensic officers are carrying out a detailed examination of a blue Nissan Qashqai, found close to the scene, which detectives have confirmed was stolen.

Detectives are also pouring over CCTV footage for any additional information which could assist the investigation.

Both officers are recovering and the female officer is now out of intensive care. Police Scotland said messages of support for the two officers had been received from as far as the United States.

Christine Fulton’s husband Lewis was stabbed to death at the age of 28 after answering an emergency call.

Christine, from Kilmarnock, was awarded an MBE for her tireless work helping bereaved families of dead police officers after launching her charity Care of Police Survivors (COPS).

She said: “In that circumstance, there probably was nothing that could be done to protect them but I’d like to say that it highlights the dangers that police officers face on a daily basis and that there is no such thing as a routine call.

“They have no idea what they are going to face.

“There was no alarm bells ringing, they were just going to follow up an inquiry and I would just like to wish them both well and my thoughts are with their families at this time.”

“You can always improve on officer safety training, the need to provide the back up to police officers and these offences need to be treated with the utmost seriousness and I’m not sure that they always are.”

It is undersood the male officer suffered suspected concussion as he rescued his 30-year-old female colleague from the wheels of the car that was involved.

It is believed both were struck by the car before the female officer was caught under the vehicle and was being dragged along.

It is understood the car stopped, and as the male officer pulled her from under the vehicle, it reversed back over where her head had been.

Police Scotland issued the following statement: “Officers from the Greater Glasgow Division and throughout Police Scotland wish both officers a speedy recovery.

Members of the public are also thanked for their messages of support and good wishes for the officers, some of which have come from as far afield as the United States.”

Anyone with information should contact the inquiry team at Drumchapel Police Office via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be given anonymously.