An elephant attack claimed lives of three persons of a family at Kolgaon village under the Jujumura police limits in Sambalpur district late on Tuesday night.
The marauding pachyderm destroyed a house in the village in which three persons were sleeping. All the victims sustained critical injuries as the wall of the house collapsed on them.
The trio was rushed to the Jujumura Community Health Centre, where Urmila Mirdha (65) and Rashmita Mirdha (12) were declared dead.
The other victim, identified as Kandha Mirdha, was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital as his condition deteriorated, but he succumbed to his injuries later.
Being informed, Forest officials reached the village on Wednesday morning and initiated an investigation.