(BENTON, IL) — A man was killed after being involved in an accident with a piece of heavy equipment Thursday afternoon in Franklin County. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies along with other emergency personnel were sent to a piece of private property on Grammer Hill Road in rural Benton around 4 where a man was unresponsive following the accident. He was pronounced dead by the Franklin County Coroner’s Office. The man’s name is not being released until family members are notified. The accident is under investigation.