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Riders swinging of the front "in an exaggerated fashion" or otherwise really shouldn't be a problem as it should be anticipated by the riders behind. If you're not ready for that in a race situation then you should probably go back to Monday night sessions to get some more track craft. If it's happening in the middle of the bunch that's an entirely different matter.
I've heard it (second hand admittedly) that the rider 4th in line was overlapping wheels on the inside, attempted to move up and inevitably clipped the wheel in front. So it would appear, if true, that the crash was caused by the sort of beginners error that riders just shouldn't be making at racing level.