An elephant trampled a 90-year-old woman to death after destroying a house at Hanupali village under Khaprakhol block in Balangir district late on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Belamati Bariha.
The tusker strayed into the village and destroyed the house belonging to Srimukha Bariha. Earlier, the elephant had also eaten paddy and other food articles stored in the house.
Although Srimukha managed to flee from the house, his mother Belamati failed to come out and fell victim to the elephant attack.
Belamati was rushed to the CHC in Khaprakhol and later was shifted to the Patnagarh Sub-Divisional Hospital, where she was declared dead.