CHARSADDA: Three members of a family, including two children, were killed in Sar Dheri area of Charsadda after the gas leak caused an explosion early on Monday.

Police said rickshaw driver Asif, wife and 10-year-old son Omar and five-year-old daughter Somera buried alive under the debris after the roof of their house caved in due to the explosion.

They said the woman and her son and daughter later died, while the man was pulled out of the debris in critical condition.

Police said the injured driver was under treatment at a local hospital. Earlier, the people thought a rocket had hit the house.

However, the Bomb Disposal Unit later said it had found no evidence of rocket attack.