Accel pedal broken

[BlueTuner]

So i was driving on the road, and i hit the gas pedal. All the sudden the pedal goes soft. I can press down the pedal like nothing is there, I get home and i look at the engine, the metal line that goes from the pedal to the throttle thing are over laping. If you have no clue what im talking about heres a better discription. Push pedal, which pulls the line, which moves these things bolted on the engine, which moves a rod that opens and closes the throttle body part. The part between the gas pedal line and rod, became over lapping, it looks like a washer is missing, how does this happen. I will try to get a picture so it makes more sense.