Overview

• State regulators with Cal/OSHA’s Amusement Ride and Tramway Unit have opened an investigation into the malfunction.
• The incident occurred Friday, Sept. 26, during a Bishop Conaty – Our Lady of Loretto High School event in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union neighborhood.
• Video captured carriages on the Zipper slamming into each other as riders were left suspended, with witnesses saying some were trapped for more than an hour.
• No injuries were reported, and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles said the ride was run by a third-party operator and thanked first responders as the event continued.
• A local resident told reporters the ride had shown problems and was repaired before reopening, a claim that remains unverified as the inquiry proceeds.