At least three people, including a nine-year-old child, have been killed after a speedboat and tourist vessel collided off the island of Aegina, according to Greece's coastguard.
Three bodies were recovered from the water, officials say: two men, and that of a nine-year-old child.
One of the men killed in the collision is believed to have been the captain of the tourist boat.
Four other people have been injured in the crash, according to authorities.
At least 17 people, including the injured, have been rescued by coastguard vessels and private boats.
It is thought around 20 people were on the tourist boat, but it is unclear how many people were onboard the speedboat, officials said.
One witness told Greece's Mega broadcaster: "We saw over eight or nine people in the sea ... some were swimming, others were unconscious, dead."
Another witness said that the motorboat had been sliced in two, speaking to Skai radio.
Aegina's proximity to Athens makes it a popular holiday island for Greeks and foreign holidaymakers.
The nationalities of the victims have not yet been given.
The tourist vessel had been transporting people from Aegina to a beach on the nearby deserted island of Moni.
Details of how the accident occurred are currently unclear, according to authorities.
The weather in the area was reported as good.
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