A DRIVING instructor and his vulnerable student were left thinking they had been shot at following an attack on a car in Knightswood.

Police Scotland are investigating the incident that saw the learner driver, who has Asperger’s syndrome, have glass fragments shatter towards their face.

It is believed that youths hiding in the nearby BMX track were using a catapult to fire stones at moving vehicles.

Driving instructor Gordon Ross, from Bearsden, said: “We got hit by something whilst the car was moving. The window exploded inwards and we were left wondering what was going to come through next.

“It was a really loud bang, we thought someone had shot at us. It happened so fast, but we didn’t see anything at all.

“We both got such a big fright.”

Gordon said that a serious crash was only avoided because he hit the dual brake and took control of the wheel, before safely bringing the car to a stop at the side of Archerhill Road.

The 59-year-old, who works in the West End, added: “I was livid, I was raging. The learner was a bit traumatised. They seemed quite calm at the time, but I took them home right away.

“It could have been a whole lot worse if there was anyone in front of us.

“There was a small group of children nearby, all aged around 10, and they heard the bang and came over to see if we were all right which was really sweet of them.

“We couldn’t find what it was that hit us – there was nothing in the car.

“The police originally thought an air weapon had been involved, but two officers went to investigate and found small pile of stones in the BMX complex.

“There have been other incidences of this. Something needs to be done, maybe with lighting.

“They can hide because it’s so dark, and the one thing they don’t want is to be seen.

“The police said they are going to increase the patrols in the area to deter any more attempts.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of the driver’s window of a car being damaged on Archerhill Road on Tuesday, September 29.

“No-one was injured, and enquiries are ongoing. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101.”