A man has serious burns and another two people have minor injuries after a hot-air balloon tipped over on landing in central Victoria this morning.

Two men have been rescued after their car hit a dirt mound and became lodged in the roof of a Sydney home in which a couple and baby were sleeping.

Hurricane Rick reached top Category 5 status as it barrelled up Mexico's Pacific coast with winds roiling at 160 to 260 kilometres per hour, US forecasters said.