LONDON—A Eurostar station at St. Pancras has canceled a commissioned artwork of a commuter falling in front of a train driven by the Grim Reaper due to its “completely unsuitable” nature, reports the Guardian.

The controversial image depicts two scenes of a platform reflected in a pair of sunglasses, one of which shows the man falling in the path of a Grim-Reaper driven train with a woman either trying to save the victim or push him over the edge.

Sculptor Paul Day created the image as one among a series planned for a bronze frieze that was to be added to an existing 30-foot sculpture of a couple embracing on a station platform. The new works were commissioned by London and Continental Railways (LCR), which owns St. Pancras; however, when LCR chief executive Rob Holden discovered the content of the planned work yesterday, he immediately halted the installation.

The Samaritans charity has been among the leading opposers, along with train drivers and families of people who had killed themselves. Kate Redway, of the charity, explained that almost 6,000 people a year kill themselves in the U.K. and that it was important to avoid portrayal of the method of suicides because of the risk of copycat incidents as well as the added grief and shock of those bereaved by suicide.

Representing the train drivers, Mick Whelan, district organizer for train drivers’ union Aslef, said: “We thought the image was entirely inappropriate. Some drivers are never able to return to work after these types of incidents and…the artwork would be close to the site of the King’s Cross fire. The image of the driver as the grim reaper also conveys the wrong image to the traveling public and does not instill confidence.”

Day explained, “The whole relief is about railways, people, and journey. Any separation makes us aware of the value of what we are losing and puts things into perspective. I trust the public to be intelligent enough to appreciate the way in which the images were intended.”

The sculptor added: “I sent drawings to the LCR in July and have had meetings at the level below Mr. Holden to talk about the reason for the images. I welcomed constructive criticism to make my work more appropriate and powerful. I am disappointed for that Mr. Holden appears to have been kept out of the loop. I have always been open, honest, and transparent. I am not an artist who seeks to shock.”

A spokesman for LCR has said a possible replacement section for the frieze could be created, but no official decision has been made.