A student has revealed that she nearly died after eating a broccoli sandwich bought at a food truck whose products have allegedly left at least two dead and more than a dozen in hospital.

Last week, 52-year-old artist Luigi Di Sarno was the first to die after eating the panini from a food truck in the town of Diamante in Calabria. [File photo]

Authorities in Italy are investigating an outbreak of the deadly disease linked to a food truck