Former England rugby player Tom Voyce is believed to have died after going into a river in his car, local authorities have said.

The rugby union community has rallied around the family of missing former England wing Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after apparently trying to cross a flood-swollen river in his car during Storm Darragh.

Tom Voyce, the former England rugby union international, is believed to have been killed after being swept away in a flood caused by Storm Darragh.

Former England rugby player Tom Voyce, 43, is believed to have died after going into the River Aln in his car, Northumbria Police said. The force said officers received a report on Sunday morning that Mr Voyce, who played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, had not returned home following an evening with friends.

Police in northeast England say former England rugby international Tom Voyce is missing and feared dead after his car was recovered from a flood-swollen river.

Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is believed by police to have died after going missing in a flood-affected area during Storm Darragh.

Voyce played nine times for England between 2001 and 2006 while becoming a cult hero during a trophy-laden period at club side Wasps

The storm brought severe weather to the UK from the early hours of Saturday morning, prompting a number of flood warnings. Mr Voyce, from Truro, Cornwall, played for England from 2001 until 2006, before retiring from rugby in 2013.

Former England rugby player Tom Voyce is missing near the town of Alnwick, the Northumbria Police said on Tuesday, with authorities fearing he may have died after they found his car in a river.