Summary：The Egyptian transport minister accepted on Sunday the resignation of the country s railway authority over the recent deadly train crash that killed at least 49, the Egyptian state TV reported

The Egyptian transport minister accepted on Sunday the resignation of the country's railway authority over the recent deadly train crash that killed at least 49, the Egyptian state TV reported.

The resignation comes two days after two trains crashed on Friday afternoon, leaving at least 49 passengers dead and over 130 wounded in the coastal city of Alexandria north of the capital Cairo.

Following a meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail in Cairo on Sunday, Transport Minister Hesham Arafat also announced a deal to buy 1,000 trains from Italian international companies to upgrade the railway services and infrastructure.