Police Wednesday rushed 11 people to Jinja Referral Hospital after rescuing them from a collapsing building that was under construction in Jinja Municipality.

The victims were part of the team of workers who were working on the site.

Unverified reports say one body has been retrieved from the rubble.

Scores of workers are feared trapped in the rubble of the two-storied building located on Madhivani Road.

It is believed that more than 45 workers were on the site.

Mr Anthony Mulimi, a porter at the site said he suspects that 11 of his colleagues are still trapped.