A one-eyed wild elephant rampaged through a town in east India, forcing people to flee or risk being trampled.

The incident took place on November 17 in Madarihat town of Alipurduar district of West Bengal, but fortunately there were no injuries reported.

Video shows the wild tusker strolling through the streets of the town as residents run away to steer clear of its path.

According to reports, the locals have named the elephant "Ekchokha" (the one-eyed) as it is blind in one eye.

The elephant entered the town and destroyed a food stall, an auto-rickshaw, a car and an ambulance before leaving for the forest after half an hour.

Forest department officials reached the scene afterwards and tried to direct the elephant deeper back into the wild.

A one-eyed wild tusker wrecks havoc in town, no injuries take place as people keep clear of the elephant's path in eastern India.

The incident took place on Nov. 17 in Madarihat town of Alipurduar district of West Bengal.

Visuals show the wild tusker strolling through the streets of the town as residents run away to steer clear of its path.

The tusker is seen wrecking everything in its path as locals run in fear but choose to follow the elephant to witness the happenings.

The tusker can be seen toppling down a food stall and entering a compound with vehicles parked.

Eventually, the elephant is seen crossing a water body and with the help of the lights shown by the officials, it quietly retreats into the forest.

Next, the damage caused by the tusker is shown wherein an autorickshaw and building can be seen to have been badly battered.

According to reports, the locals have named the tusker "Ekchokha" (the one-eyed) as the elephant is blinded in one eye.

The elephant entered the town and destroyed a food stall, an autorickshaw, a car and an ambulance before leaving for the forest after half an hour.

The forest department officials reached the scene and tried to navigate the tusker back into the wild.