Irate driver drags eco protester off a road before ramming others with his car and speeding off through their blockade in Italy

This is the moment an irate driver ripped an eco-warrior out of his car before driving several more and driving away.

The driver of a purple BMW angrily got out of his car and walked towards several members of the Italian activist group Last Generation, who blocked the Rome-Civitavecchia highway near Torrimpietra yesterday morning.

The protesters, dressed in high-vis jackets and carrying large signs, had blocked off the dual carriageway to lobby for a “recovery fund” and glued themselves to the concrete.

Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that dozens of people were stuck in the blockade that prevented drivers from driving towards Rome from Civitavecchia. This blockade lasted for forty minutes.

The driver of the BMW was seen dragging a male protester from his car. But the other demonstrators were undeterred, and shortly afterwards several are standing in front of his car.

The driver of the BMW was seen dragging a male protester from his car

Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that dozens were stuck in the blockade that prevented drivers from heading towards Rome from Civitavecchia.

Italian media reported that no one was seriously injured during the incident, and that police later arrived and removed the protesters

The driver then drives forward twice, apparently in an attempt to get the protesters to back up.

But after more join them, the driver decides to cut through the crowd and drive away.

Italian media reported that no one was seriously injured during the incident, and that police later arrived and removed the protesters.

Environmentalists have stepped up their protest efforts around the world. In Britain, police officers have made 630 climate arrests as eco-fanatics unleash weeks of disruption – with 'group die-ins' taking place on the streets of London.

Scotland Yard said 630 arrests of Just Stop Oil protesters have been made since October 30, and 328 have been charged. The rest have been released on police bail.

A JSO activist lies at an intersection near Earl's Court as police try to move her

Officers are using new powers to carry out the mass arrests under anti-protest legislation, which bans any action that 'disrupts the use or operation of any major national infrastructure'.

Nearly half of last month's 'climate arrests' fell under this new legislation – section seven of the Public Order Act 2023.

According to Just Stop Oil, more than 470 eco-activists have been arrested – some more than once.

Data collected by the group shows at least 276 people have been charged. At least 125 were charged with blocking major national infrastructure under section seven, and 125 with willful obstruction of the highway.

It comes after JSO protesters staged a 'die-in' in London, making themselves limp and limp, making it harder for police to move them.

During their 30-day campaign of disruption on an 'unprecedented scale', the activists employed this new tactic.