Perumannu

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Perumannu is a village near Iritty in Kannur district of Kerala, India.

2008 accident

On 4 December 2008, Ten schoolchildren were killed and twelve injured in a road accident at Perumannu, when a Jeep hit the children as they were on their way home from school.{{cite news |title=Steps to ensure road safety |date=6 December 2008 |newspaper=The Hindu }}{{cite news |title=Tearful adieu to children killed in accident |date=6 December 2008 |newspaper=The Hindu }}

One of the injured victims died a few days later, raising the death toll to 10 children.{{cite news |title=Perumannu road accident victim buried |date=15 December 2008 |newspaper=The Hindu }}

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

References

Category:Villages near Irikkur