A cow has fallen through the roof of a house in Brazil, killing a man and narrowly missing his wife.

The cow was grazing on a hill behind the house in the town of Caratinga when it stepped onto the asbestos roof which collapsed under its weight.

A 45-year-old man was lying in bed when the animal fell on him.

He was taken to hospital but died a day later.

Local media say it is the third such incident in the region in the past three years.