A WOMAN has become the second person to die after eating a toxic veggie and sausage sandwich in Italy.

More than a dozen people have been hospitalised after eating the poisoned sandwiches from a food truck near the town of Diamante in Calabria.

Tamara D’Acunto, 45, died shortly after eating the panini made with turnip greens - a vegetable similar to broccoli.

It comes after Luigi Di Sarno, 52, died on Thursday after taking a fatal bite from a sandwich bought from the same vendor.

His family also fell ill as they were all rushed to Annunziata Hospital in Cosenza, including two 17-year-olds and two women in their 40s.

In total, 17 other people have so far been hospitalised with food poisoning within 24 to 48 hours of eating the sandwiches.

They all showed signs of botulism

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