Campania's hauliers' protest is raising concern for emergency and health services. On 22 October, the regional president of the Italian Red Cross in Campania, Stefano Tangredi, issued an urgent appeal to regional institutions to guarantee fuel supplies for medical and emergency vehicles.
The warning concerns reported difficulties in obtaining fuel, with potential consequences for 118 emergency ambulances, vehicles used to transport vulnerable patients, and Civil Protection services.
Red Cross appeal: protect emergency vehicles
According to the report published by NTR24, Tangredi is asking the Campania Region for an immediate round table for discussion and coordination.
The request has two aims: to monitor the situation as the protest continues, and to ensure that ambulances and other service vehicles can refuel even where many ordinary filling stations are reported to be running dry.
The Red Cross says no dedicated priority system for service vehicles is currently available. If the blockades continue, the organisation warns, its ability to maintain essential operations and interventions could be affected.
That concern carries extra weight because the Red Cross in Campania also operates as an operational structure of the Civil Protection system, alongside its health-transport role.
Where the protest stands on 22 October
A separate report from Corriere del Mezzogiorno / Napoli describes an evolving and uneven picture across the region on 22 October.
The main blockade points named are the Caianello toll station on the A1 motorway and the Nocera-Pagani junction on the A30, while other pickets are described as improving or shifting.
The Naples Prefecture has arranged escorted movements for trucks, with more than 500 vehicles reported to be reaching filling stations from logistics platforms and general markets.
Fuel shortages: what is verified and what is not
Trade organisations report that around nine out of ten service stations are without fuel in several areas of the region. That figure has not been independently verified by an institutional source.
The Red Cross separately reports that many service stations in Campania have exhausted their stocks. Conditions can vary rapidly between provinces and individual stations, and the situation remains fluid.
Readers should therefore treat overall shortage percentages with caution and expect local differences: a station reported as empty reflects conditions at the time of the report, not a region-wide fixed picture.
Why fuel access matters for health transport
The vehicles at issue are not only 118 emergency ambulances. They also include transport for fragile patients who depend on scheduled health-related journeys.
Any prolonged difficulty in refuelling would not simply delay individual trips. According to the Red Cross warning, it could reduce the capacity to guarantee essential services and emergency interventions across its health and Civil Protection roles.
What remains unclear
No outcome of the requested regional talks had been documented in the sources consulted, nor had any permanent priority-refuelling system for emergency vehicles been confirmed.
It is also not possible to establish from the available sources how long the disruption will last or when supplies will return to normal.
For now, the verified core is narrow: the Red Cross in Campania has reported fuel-supply difficulties and asked the Region for urgent coordination, while escorted fuel deliveries and localised blockades continue to shape a fast-changing situation.
