A 65-year-old woman was crushed to death by an elephant and two others suffered injuries in the incident at Palasamunduli village under the Morada police limits in Mayurbhanj district on early Tuesday morning.
When Subhadra Rana was plucking flowers, the pachyderm came out of nowhere and trampled her to death. Besides, Indrajit and Naitani of Tukapalasia village suffered injuries in another elephant attack. They were later admitted to a hospital.
Locals said a herd of elephants has strayed into the human habitation and has been wreaking havoc in villages under Morada, Betanati, Rasagibindapur and Karanjia blocks of the district for the last couple of days.
Last Sunday, a villager of Rasagobindapur block died in an elephant attack.
They jumbos have also been destroying paddy crops in several areas in these blocks.