Two people were killed and 19 injured on Thursday when an intercity train collided with a truck and derailed near the northern Greek city of Serres, railway and fire brigade officials said.
"We have two dead people, one man who is thought to have been driving the truck and a woman passenger on the train," a fire brigade official told Reuters.
The train, on the Athens-Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli route, had four coaches and was carrying 101 passengers, according to a statement by Hellenic Railways (OSE). The accident occurred in a remote area near the village of Chrysso.
"The train crashed at 2.07pm (12h07 GMT) with a truck that was attempting to illegally cross the track, leading to the derailment," OSE said.
The truck driver's wife, who was a passenger in the vehicle, escaped seconds before the collision.
"I saw the train and told my husband to get out of the vehicle. I had time to get out and I told my husband to get out, but he didn't have time," Petroula Tsountouraki told private Greek television Channel 9.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and the more seriously injured were taken to hospital in nearby Serres.
"Seven of the injured were taken by ambulances to Serres hospital, two of whom were seriously injured," a Greek ambulance service spokesman told Reuters. Officials earlier said a total of 30 had been injured but later reduced the figure to 19.
Greece's main north-south rail route has been upgraded in recent years, cutting journey times between the Greek capital and the northern city of Thessaloniki to about four hours, from more than six.