The Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix has been red flagged on the ope🌟ning lap after a massive multi♐-rider incident on the back straight.

Axel Pons fell - possibly after contact - as he accelerated onto the straight. Following riders swerved to avoid the Spaniard's Kalex before it was hit head-on by a rider 🐈atඣ the back of the field.

Several further competitors were subsequently brought downღ in the mayhem.

In total Zaqhwan Zaidi, Ezequiel Iturrioz, Dechಌa Kraisart, Fadli Immammuddin and Pons 🐻were involved.

Pons walked away - with the arm of his leathers🉐 missing - and, miraculously, all the riders involve🐬d have been "deemed ok".

Ponsཧ' team-mate Esteve Rabat had been leading the race🌜, while title leader Scott Redding put in a storming start to carve his way up the order from tenth to fourth.

The restart will be over twelve laps.